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ANNUAL REPORT 2015

Pursuant to Section 32 (1) of the Further Education and Training Act, 2013, An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) herewith presents to the Minister for Education and Skills its Annual Report for the year ended 31 December, 2015.

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This Annual Report is published simultaneously in each of the offi cial languages.

SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, is responsible for the funding, planning and coordinating Further Education and Training programmes, and is co-funded by the Irish Government and the European Union under the provisions of Ireland’s European Structural and Investments Funds Programmes 2014-2020.

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SOLAS – The Further Education and Training Authority – Annual Report 2015

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Chairman’s Foreword 2

CEO’s Foreword 4

Board of SOLAS 6

SOLAS Board Committees 6

Organisational Structure 8

Further Education and Training in 2015 11

Overview of Activities 13

Strategy and Knowledge 13

• Progressing the FET Framework 13

• The SOLAS Corporate Plan 2014-2016 15

• SOLAS Research 16

• The 2015 Further Education and Training Services Plan 16

Skills Development 19

• National Programme Innovation/CPD & Workforce Development 19

• Central Programmes 21

• Apprenticeship & Construction Services 26

Resources 31

• Organisational Development and Support 31

• The Programme and Learner Support System (PLSS) 31

Corporate Governance 33

Financial Statements 37

Additional Information and Appendices 69

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In 2015over 345,000 opportunities were made available in the FET sector

I am pleased to submit SOLAS’ second Annual Report covering the 12 month period from 1st January, 2015 to 31st December, 2015 to the Minister for Education and Skills in accordance with Section 32(1) of the Further Education and Training Act, 2013.

During this reporting period, signifi cant time and effort was invested in building on the enormous changes which took place in the Further Education and Training sector in the previous two years.

In 2015, over 345,000 opportunities were made available in the FET sector. These places were delivered on a full time, part time and online basis and across a range of programme types such as Literacy and Numeracy, Community Education, PLCs, Apprenticeship and Traineeships. The FET investment framework for 2015 is informed by research as well as a number of Government policy initiatives such as the Action Plan for Jobs, Pathways to Work and Youth Guarantee.

Of the many developments across the education sector in 2015, perhaps the most noteworthy were those in the area of Apprenticeship. The Apprenticeship Council issued a call

for proposals for new apprenticeships from consortia of industry, professional bodies and education and training providers. The response was extremely encouraging with a large volume of proposals received. These proposals were evaluated and in July 2015, the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD and the Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD announced that an initial 25 of the proposals received were to be entered into a detailed development phase.

The 25 proposals are focussed on a wide range of skills and sectors, including manufacturing and engineering, tourism and sport, fi nancial services, information technology, transport distribution and logistics, and business administration and management. These new types of apprenticeships being proposed range in duration from two to four years, and will be offered at levels fi ve to nine on the National Framework of Qualifi cations. SOLAS is continuing to work with the Apprenticeship Council and its partners to progress this.

I would like to thank the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, the Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD and offi cials from the Department of Education and Skills for their guidance and support throughout the year.

I would also like to recognise the efforts of the SOLAS CEO, Paul O’Toole, SOLAS staff, the Education and Training Boards and our other partners across the FET sector, to reinvigorate FET and make it a positive education choice for learners of all ages and at all stages of their careers and personal development.

On behalf of the Board, I wish to reiterate our commitment to supporting SOLAS in all its endeavours. Collectively, the Board brings a wide range of experience from industry and education that complements the extensive knowledge and skills within SOLAS. Together, I believe, we are driving real change and adding real value for learners, employers and communities throughout Ireland as the country continues on the road to economic recovery.

The Board continues to provide strategic direction to SOLAS through its oversight of the FET Services Plan and associated funding activity, the progression of the FET Strategy 2014-2019 and the implementation of SOLAS’ Corporate Plan 2014-2016. On behalf of the Board, we look forward to guiding and supporting SOLAS over the coming years.

Patrick DelaneyChairmanSOLAS Board

Chairman’s Foreword


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Throughout 2015real progress was made in the way we, in the sector, support learners and ensure that the skills which we provide are those required

2015 was a year of opportunity for Further Education and Training (FET). As the economy continued to recover, the environment in which SOLAS and our principal partners, the Education and Training Boards (ETBs), other FET providers, agencies and bodies, operate began to change. The number of people on the live register continued to decrease and a new emphasis began to emerge on the development of skills in employment, while still ensuring that high quality supports remained available for those wishing to re-skill, up-skill or progress to further or higher education.

SOLAS and the ETBs are committed to supporting education and training from level one through to level six on the National Framework of Qualifi cations. During the reporting period, real progress was made in the way we, in the sector, support learners and ensure that the skills which we provide are those required by enterprise and individuals by focusing on two of the key goals in the FET Strategy, namely Skills for the Economy, with Active Inclusion.

Much progress was made on the FET Strategy 2014-2019, a plan that sets out the vision for our sector to become a world class integrated FET system that is highly valued by learners and employers; and an ambitious roadmap to get us there. We are proud of what we have achieved to date and determined and committed to delivering even more each remaining year of the Strategy.

Delivering on the goals of the SOLAS Corporate Plan was also a key component of 2015 and as we enter into the fi nal year of that plan, we will continue to strive to deliver on its ambition to improve:

• FET relevance, quality and delivery

• The availability of FET provision aimed at the entry and intermediate level skills required by employees to meet current and future needs of employers

• Better experiences and outcomes for learners linked to their level of readiness to compete for jobs in an open labour market

• The contribution of FET to economic and social development.

SOLAS was pleased to contribute to the development of a new National Skills Strategy for Ireland which is to be published by the Department of Education and Skills in 2016. The Strategy will identify Ireland’s current skills profi le and will provide a strategic vision and specifi c objectives for Ireland’s future skills requirements.

Over the course of the last year, SOLAS worked closely with the Education and Training Boards to ensure that Further Education and Training was recognised for the valuable contribution that it can, and does make, to the lives of individual learners, to the wider community and to employers looking for the right skills to enhance their businesses. We are grateful for, and acknowledge all the support we received and continue to receive from our many stakeholders and partners and we look forward to working together to achieve our collective objectives into the future.

Paul O’TooleChief Executive Offi cerSOLAS

CEO’s Foreword


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Board of SOLASAn tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna Further Education and Training Authority

The Board of SOLAS was appointed on 27th October, 2013 by the then Minister for Education and Skills. The Board comprises a Chairman and 12 ordinary members, including the Chief Executive Offi cer - SOLAS (ex-offi cio).

Meetings Attended

Patrick DELANEY - Chairman (7)

David BARRETT (7)

Bernadette BRADY (6)

Seán BURKE (8)

Patricia CAREY (8)

Elizabeth CASSIDY (6)

William EGENTON (6)

Cathriona HALLAHAN (7)

Darragh J. LOFTUS (7)

Cecilia MUNRO (8)

Paul O’SULLIVAN (7)

Paul O’TOOLE (8)

Kenneth WHYTE (7)

A total of eight (8) SOLAS Board Meetings were

convened during the 12 month period 1st January

to 31st December 2015.

SOLAS Board Committees meetings held

Audit and Risk Management Review Committee (ARMRC) (6)

Members

Cathriona Hallahan - Chairperson, SOLAS Board Member

Seán Burke - SOLAS Board Member

Robert Chestnutt - (External appointee)

Paul O’Sullivan - SOLAS Board Member

Period Covered - 12 monthsJanuary to December 2015

Patrick Delaney Chairman

Formerly of Irish Business and Employers’ Confederation (IBEC)Former Director – Small Firms Association (SFA)

David Barrett

Founder and Managing Director at MBCS – an Enterprise Ireland supported Export Company

Cathriona Hallahan

Managing Director –Microsoft Ireland

Bernadette Brady

Adult Learner representative. Former CEO, AONTAS – National Adult Learning Organisation.

Cecilia Munro

Principal – Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute

Darragh J. Loftus

SmartBear Software


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Workforce and Organisational Development Committee meetings held (2)

Patrick Delaney, Chairperson - Chairman, Board of SOLAS

Patricia Carey - SOLAS Board Member

Kenneth Whyte - SOLAS Board Member

The Workforce and Organisational Development Committee was established in 2015 and held its inaugural meeting on 2nd June 2015.

Members of the SOLAS Board were also members of the following Advisory Committees during 2015

• Strategic Implementation Advisory Committee (SIAC)

• National Apprenticeship Advisory Committee (NAAC)

(See Appendix iv for further information)

Strategic Planning Committeemeetings held (3)

Members

Liz Cassidy, Chairperson - SOLAS Board Member

David Barrett - SOLAS Board Member

Bernadette Brady - SOLAS Board Member

Cecilia Munro - SOLAS Board Member

Darragh J. Loftus - SOLAS Board Member

Fiona Hartley - Executive Director, Strategy & Knowledge, SOLAS

Bryan Fields - Director, Strategy & Evaluation, SOLAS

The Strategic Planning Committee was established in 2015 to advise the Board on the implementation of the Further Education and Training Strategy and the SOLAS Corporate Plan. The Committee held its inaugural meeting on 2nd June 2015.

Seán Burke

Former Chief Executive Offi cer – Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB)

William Egenton

Managing Director –Dromone Engineering Limited

Elizabeth Cassidy

Managing Director – Irish Time Design Limited

Kenneth Whyte

Principal – Presentation Brothers College, Cork

Patricia Carey

Former President – Skerry’s Business College, Cork

Paul O’Sullivan

Dean and Director – College of Business, Dublin Institute of Technology

Paul O’Toole (ex-offi cio)

Chief Executive Offi cer – SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority


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Organisational StructureAs at 31st December 2015

Director Communications

& SecretariatNikki Gallagher

Director Organisational

Development & SupportShira Mehlman

Director Finance

Gerard Gasparro

Director ICT

Tom Craig

CEOPaul O’ Toole

Executive Director Strategy & Knowledge

Fiona Hartley

Director Strategy & Evaluation

Bryan Fields

Director FET Programmes

ImprovementRoisin Doherty

Director Operational Planning &

Stakeholder Engagement Ciaran Conlon

Executive Director Skills Development

Mary-Liz Trant

Director Apprenticeship

& Construction ServicesRay Kelly

Director National Programme

Innovation/CPD & Workforce Development

Mary Lyons

Director Central Programmes

Jim Wadden

Executive Director Resources

Conor Dunne


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The year 2015 was characterised by on-going transformational change, reform and renewal within the Further Education and Training in Ireland.

SOLAS played a key role in the on-going renewal and expansion of the Apprenticeship system in Ireland including the approval to develop new apprenticeships. Signifi cant progress was also made with regard to implementing the FET Strategy 2014-2019, the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy and the FET data infrastructure incorporating a national course calendar, a national course database and a national learner database.

The further collaboration of ETBs and SOLAS since their establishment in 2013 enabled a more coherent and integrated FET service planning process to be undertaken in conjunction with Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) and the FET sector more generally. This was refl ected in the publication of the fi rst fully integrated FET Services Plan in 2015. There was a reported outturn of over 345,000 further education and training opportunities made available for learners through SOLAS funded programmes and services in 2015.

A number of Government policy initiatives such as the Action Plan for Jobs 2015, the Pathways to Work 2015 and the Department of Social Protection led Youth Guarantee/Youth Employment Initiative, incorporate commitments made by the education sector, including SOLAS, to support their successful implementation. The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities was also launched in 2015 to bring together actions by different departments and state agencies, including SOLAS, in a concerted effort to address the barriers and challenges that impact on employment of people with disabilities.

Consultation and development in relation to a New National Skills Strategy commenced under the direction of the Department of Education and Skills to ensure a more dynamic, responsive and high quality education and training system. The overall aim of the strategy is to ensure that all learners gain the knowledge and skills they need to

Further Education and

Training in 2015

1 DIT, IT Blanchardstown and IT Tallaght; and Cork IT and IT Tralee.


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participate fully in society and the economy. The strategy will be published in 2016.

In 2015, the Department of Education and Skills also initiated the establishment of a network of Regional Skills Fora. There are nine Regional Skills Fora organised around the eight Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics three regions, with the Border region divided into two. Each Regional Skills Forum consists of the representatives of all DES-overseen education and training providers in the region, namely, universities, Institutes of Technology, Education and Training Boards and Skillnets. SOLAS’ Skills and Labour Market Research Unit is supporting the set up and development of this new infrastructure. The work of the Regional Skills Fora is co-ordinated by the DES and the Project Advisory Group, which consists of representatives from DES, the education and training sector, employer bodies (ISME, IBEC), industry development agencies (IDA, EI), SOLAS and HEA.

The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs advises the Irish Government on current and future skills needs of the economy through its sectoral studies and a series of annual publications on national and regional labour markets skills supply and demand. SOLAS’ Skills and Labour Market Research Unit continued to provide a data gathering, analytical and research resource to support the work of the EGFSN. A number of important EGFSN studies were published in 2015. These included studies on the future skills requirements of the hospitality sector; existing and future demand for skills in the freight transport, distribution and logistics sector in Ireland; future skills needs of the marine and maritime economy; the National Skills Bulletin and the 2014 Vacancy Overview.

In addition to its core functions, as defi ned under the Further Education and Training Act 2013, SOLAS also retains statutory as well as operational responsibilities for Apprenticeship and construction-related programmes i.e., Safe Pass, Construction Skills Certifi cation Scheme and Quarrying Skills Certifi cation Scheme, as well as e-College, MOMENTUM and the EGF Co-ordination Unit.

The Government’s Public Service Reform Plan continued to inform the work of SOLAS as part of on-going realignment of its business processes to carry out its mandate as effectively as possible. Developments relating to the Offi ce of Government Procurement, e-government and data protection were noteworthy in that regard.

These developments formed part of a larger reform programme across the education sector where there were developments in areas such as early childhood education, teacher education, Junior cycle reform including the introduction of a new mathematics curriculum for both the Junior and Senior cycles and the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy 2011-2020.

On-going strategic development of the Irish higher education and research system was led by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). A new National Plan of Equity of Access to higher education 2015-2019 was published which included a target for an additional 2,000 individuals entering the sector based on their Further Education qualifi cation. The Higher Education Authority and QQI announced the establishment of a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing the performance and quality of Irish higher education. The proposed establishment of technological universities1 and an assessment of the long term funding requirements of the higher education system in the context of an expected increase in demand for third level places were other developments in 2015.

The SOLAS Strategy and Knowledge Division operates across three departments:

• Strategy and Evaluation which is responsible for the FET Strategy programme, FET Corporate Planning and the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit

• Operational Planning which is responsible for planning and funding further education and training provision

• Active Inclusion and Programme Improvement which is responsible for the FET Literacy and Numeracy Strategy as well as programme improvement.

Progressing the FET Strategic Framework

The Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019

The focus of the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019 is framed around skills:

• as a resource for economic growth

• as a driver of employment growth

• as a driver of social inclusion and social mobility

• as an insulator from unemployment

• as a driver of productivity increases

There are fi ve high level strategic goals at the core of the FET strategy:

1. Skills for the Economy;

2. Active Inclusion, including a Literacy and Numeracy Strategy;

3. Quality Provision;

4. Integrated Planning and Funding;

5. Standing of FET.

A Strategy Implementation Advisory Committee chaired by the Department of Education and Skills and supported and hosted by SOLAS met four times in 2015. Driving the strategy implementation plan, its membership comprises representatives of each of the lead partner organisations, including SOLAS.

Of the 51 actions set out in the detailed FET Strategy Implementation Plan, 23 are assigned to SOLAS and 12 to Education and Training Boards Ireland. The remaining 16 actions are assigned to other organisations and government departments such as the Department of Education and Skills, Department of Social Protection and QQI.

Signifi cant progress was achieved in 2015 Under Goal 1, Skills for the Economy. For example, throughout 2015, the Department of Education and Skills led on the development of the new National Skills Strategy to 2025 as part of the Action Plan for


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Overview of Activities

Strategy and Knowledge Division

2 PIAAC OECD Survey of Adult Skills 2012.


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Jobs 2015. As part of this process, the implementation of ‘Tomorrow’s Skills, Towards a National Skills Strategy’ which was published in 2007, has been reviewed. The Minister for Education and Skills invited all interested parties to contribute to the process by submitting their views on the development of the new National Skills Strategy. Relevant background and submission documentation was made available on the replace with Department of Education and Skills website. SOLAS made a written submission to the Department as part of this process. The new National Skills Strategy is due to be published in 2016.

The Department of Education and Skills is also leading a project to create a network of regional skills structures and has put in place a representative Project Advisory Group at national level to oversee the project. It will also be establishing a dedicated funding line to support the establishment of the network of Regional Skills Fora in 2016. The key objectives of this initiative are:

• To provide a cohesive education-led structure for employers and the FET and HE systems to work together identifying and building on the skills needs of their regions;

• To help employers to better understand and access the full range of services available across the education and training system;

• To enhance links between education and training providers in planning and delivering programmes, reduce duplication and inform national funding decisions.

The work to create the new Regional Skills Fora is being undertaken in the context of the strong focus on the skills agenda as part of government policy to support economic recovery and development, job creation and tackling unemployment. Actions providing for the establishment of the Regional Skills Fora are being included in each of the regional Action Plan for Jobs. The Skills and Labour Market Research Unit in SOLAS is supporting the Department of Education and Skills with regard to the establishment and on-going work of the Regional Skills Fora.

Other progress achieved in 2015 under Goal 1, Skills for the Economy include:

The Apprenticeship Council is currently examining detailed project plans for a number of selected apprenticeship proposals. It is envisaged that a number of these programmes will be in a position to move to enrolment in 2016.

A Career Traineeship model of work-based learning has been developed by SOLAS following extensive desk based research as well as consultation with ETBs, industry and industry representative bodies. Career Traineeship pilots are currently being provided by ETBs in both the Hospitality and Engineering sectors. Further work is currently on-going

with ETBs in establishing Career Traineeships in other industry sectors based on identified skill needs, some of which will move to enrolment in 2016.

With regard to research on best practice further education and training, a SOLAS specification was issued for tender in November 2015 to research best practice entrepreneurship in education and training to inform FET policy and practice in this regard. It is expected that the report will be completed in June, 2016.

SOLAS also submitted a draft report entitled ‘Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Further Education and Training’ in response to the Department of Education and Skills’ request to SOLAS to report on the extent of current sustainable development related provision in the FET sector and to make recommendations on how to build on existing provision. The focus of the draft report is on the environmental aspect of ESD. Following extensive research and consultation with the FET sector, industry, HE and other organisations with an interest in sustainable energy, 15 recommendations were made.

SOLAS’ work on the development of an Employee Development Strategy is progressing well.

Under Goal 2, Active Inclusion/Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019, clearly outlines an Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy for the Further Education and Training Sector. This is a very welcome development given that the OECD Survey of Adult Skills2 shows that approximately 18% of Irish adults are at or below level one on a five level literacy scale and that 25% of Irish adults scored at or below level one for numeracy.

SOLAS, Education and Training Boards, NALA, ETBI, as well as a range of other key stakeholders, have in 2015 worked closely to further develop the structures required to progress the implementation of the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. To this end, in 2015 the National Advisory Committee for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, which oversees the implementation of the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, has prioritised a number of key areas including the roll out of a national literacy and numeracy awareness-raising campaign.

Under Goal 3, Quality Provision, significant progress was recorded in 2015. With regard to Continuous Professional Development, pilot testing of an online skills profiling survey has been carried out in three ETBs. The results will provide an information base in the development of a CPD strategy for the sector. Under the FET Strategy Implementation Plan, AONTAS, the National Adult Learning Association has been tasked with establishing a National Adult Learner Forum. In 2015, AONTAS established the National Adult Learner Forum Advisory Group to advise on the development and implementation of the National


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Learner Forum. The forum is scheduled to take place in 2016. The results will inform future FET policy and practice.

ETBI is leading the development of an integrated FET Guidance Strategy with the support of the National Centre for Guidance in Education. ETBI is also involved in the development of a Referral Framework between the Department of Social Protection, City of Dublin ETB and Dublin & Dun Laoghaire ETB to establish more structured links at national, divisional and local levels. Further discussions are planned to ensure that both initiatives are aligned and co-ordinated as part of the Integrated FET Guidance Strategy.

SOLAS and QQI are working with ETBs, Higher Education Institutes and Universities on a project to ensure formalised pathways for learners are mapped within specific regions and clusters. Through the ETBI QQI Collaborative Forum, ETBs are engaging directly with QQI on the development of new programme validation policy and processes. This policy is expected to reflect increased stakeholder and employer engagement.

Under Goal 4, Integrated Planning and Funding, the concept of an outcomes-based funding model appropriate to Irish FET was considered by SOLAS during 2015 and will be further developed and refined during 2016. A review of the current integrated planning model was undertaken in 2015 and suggested improvements have been incorporated into the 2016 SOLAS/ETB annual service planning process.

A pilot project to increase strategic capacity in the ETB sector is on-going and making good progress with three ETBs (Cork ETB, Laois-Offaly ETB and Donegal ETB). Five rounds of SOLAS/ETB ‘strategic conversations’ with each of the three ETBs is expected to enable an annual ‘strategic agreement’ to be signed by SOLAS with each of the three ETBs in 2016 which includes:

• FET programme purpose and suggested refinements

• Current measures of success (in terms of placement, progression and certification completion)

• New agreed measures of success (in terms of placement progression and certification completion)

• Current FET profile by International Standard Classification of Education Field of Learning

• Agreed amended FET profile for the ETB

• New planned improvements/upgrades in FET provision and services

• Challenges, risks and cost implications.

A review of the pilot is expected to commence in the latter part of 2016 with a projected further roll out in 2017.

The FET National Programme Database and National Course Calendar Database pilot project is on-going with all ETBs inputting their FET provision into both databases. The FET Learner Database is in development with a target date for piloting in 2016.

The ESRI commenced an independent evaluation of the national Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme on behalf of SOLAS in the latter part of 2015. This evaluation is part of a five-year schedule of FET programme evaluations that SOLAS is committed to under the FET Strategy Implementation Plan. The PLC research is the first in this schedule and includes three strands; (i) Learner Survey (ii) Provider Survey (iii) Desk-Based Research. All three strands are progressing well. The final evaluation report is due for submission by ESRI to SOLAS in 2016.

Under Goal 5 Standing of FET, a SOLAS Communications and Branding Strategy 2015 -2018 was approved by the SOLAS Board in 2015. The role and orientation of communications in SOLAS is strategic and the objectives in the Communications and Branding Strategy closely align with SOLAS’ actions outlined in the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019 Implementation Plan and SOLAS’ Corporate Plan 2014-2016. A separate, targeted and complementary campaign to promote FET, as required by the FET Strategy Implementation Plan, will be run in parallel with SOLAS’ communications activities.

The SOLAS Corporate Plan 2014 – 2016

The SOLAS Corporate Plan 2014 – 2016 was first published in May 2014 and details SOLAS’ approach to progressing its 23 commitments set out in the Department of Education led FET Strategy Implementation Plan and supporting other lead partners achieve their commitments under that plan.

The SOLAS Corporate Plan elaborates on the following six high level goals:

1. Enabling delivery of skills for the economy

2. Supporting active inclusion

3. Empowering learners and employers

4. Influencing FET policy and practice through generating intelligence and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship

5. Building sector capacity and responsiveness

6. Building SOLAS capability and organisational effectiveness.

A detailed implementation plan, which forms part of the SOLAS Corporate Plan, outlines how these goals will be progressed. The majority of milestones for 2014 and 2015 were achieved. Some milestones required corrective action and in most instances, corrective action has been agreed


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and incorporated into 2016 milestones. It is worth noting that there are elements of work assigned to SOLAS since the publication of the Corporate Plan that were not anticipated and are not reflected in the existing SOLAS Corporate Plan. Throughout 2015, SOLAS commenced a workforce planning exercise which is expected to establish the core business of SOLAS and ensure the organisation is right sized for current and future SOLAS requirements.

SOLAS Research in 2015

The SOLAS Skills and Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU) provides research, data and analysis for SOLAS and the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs. The Unit publishes research and reports that facilitates development and review of policy and practice in the further education and higher education sectors.

The SLMRU also manages the National Skills Database and provides labour market data and analyses to a range of stakeholders nationally, including Education and Training Boards such as support of joint SOLAS/ETB annual business planning.

In 2015, the SLMRU undertook a comprehensive schedule of annual research and publications in collaboration with the EGFSN, including;

• Vacancy Overview 2014 published in May 2015

• Life-Long Learning amongst Adults in Ireland 2015 published in May 2015

• National Skills Bulletin 2015 published in July 2015

• Monitoring Ireland’s Skills Supply 2015 published in July 2015

• Regional Labour Markets Bulletin 2015 published in October 2015

• Labour Market Transitions Analysis 2015 completed in May 2015

• Recruitment Agency Survey Spring 2015 completed in May 2015

• Recruitment Agency Survey Autumn 2015 completed in November 2015

• Follow-Up Survey of Trainees published in September 2015

• Apprenticeship Forecasts completed during 2015

• Hospitality Sectoral Study completed in October 2015

• Skills Portal Update completed in October 2015

• CEDEFOP Reports completed during 2015

• National Skills Strategy Support provided from September 2015-December 2015

• Employment Permit System support on-going.

The 2015 Further Education and Training Services Plan

The 2015 FET Services Plan is the second annual FET services plan to be developed by SOLAS, ETBs, other FET providers and agencies and bodies. It is however, the first attempt at developing an integrated services plan for further education and training. Informed by the overarching framework of the FET Strategy, the relevant funding priorities for the Services Plan 2015 included:

• Provision of FET programmes to skill, re-skill or up-skill unemployed persons as well as other job seekers to find a job and/or progress to higher/further education and training that will equip them to compete in the labour market.

• Provision of FET programmes to support a diverse range of individuals seeking personal, social and developmental skills to enable them to engage or re-engage in learning, or to enable them to make a meaningful contribution to society and to their communities, or to progress to further education and training.

• Priority groups such as the long term unemployed people and unemployed youth were identified, and target participation rates across FET provision were agreed with DES.

The 2015 FET Services Plan was developed to provide high level detail of the FET provision to be funded by SOLAS, who will deliver it, when and where it will be delivered, how much it will cost, and the estimated outputs in terms of completion and certification rates, or progression to higher education and placement into employment.

The 2015 FET Services Plan provided for a total budget allocation of €643.5m, to be made available for SOLAS funded further education and training provision in 2015. There was a reported 345,395 opportunities made available to learners from SOLAS funded FET programmes and services in 2015. This figure includes 258,913 new entrants who participated in FET provision in 2015. Approximately 60% of all provision in 2015 was for individuals that require introductory level courses/supports (across FET programmes up to level four on NFQ or equivalent) to assist them with progression back to employment over a longer timeframe. Figures are based on outturns reported from ETBs

2015 Reported Outturn

FET in 2015

Delivered by

EDUCATION & TRAINING BOARDS

VOLUNTARY SECONDARY & COMMUNITY COMPREHENSIVE

SCHOOLS

STATE AGENCIES & BODIES

120,818 FULL TIME PLACES

143,480 PART TIME PLACES

66,616 COMMUNITY EDUCATION PLACES

8,928 ECOLLEGE PLACES

5,553 MOMENTUM PLACES

8,317 APPRENTICESHIPS*

258,747 NEW ENTRANTS

c624.1m INVESTMENT*Overall Apprenticeship Population at the end of 2015.

345,395 BENEFICIARIES

19 CAREER

CLUSTERS

16 34 22

Types of Programmes (2015 Reported Outturn)

Full Time Provision Places

Apprenticeship Training 5,598

Blended Learning 535

Bridging & Foundation Training 2,231

Community Training Centres 2,646

Justice Workshop 290

Local Training Initiatives 4,071

PLC 65,219

Specialist Training Providers 3,124

Specific Skills Training 13,693

Traineeship Training 4,079

VTOS Core 9,285

Youthreach including Advocacy 10,047

Full Time Provision Total 120,818

Part Time Provision

Adult Literacy Groups (inc DEIS & Deaf Literacy) 41,955

BTEI Groups (inc Breacadh & Innovation Projects) 37,397

ESOL 16,136

Evening Training 17,228

FET Cooperation Hours (DES funds Teacher Pay) 20,192

ITABE 3,807

Libraries Training 364

Refugee Resettlement (where known) 105

Skills 4 Work 3,155

Voluntary Literacy Tuition 3,141

Part Time Provision Total 143,480

Part Time Unaccredited Provision

Community Education 66,616

Part Time Unaccredited Provision Total 66,616

National Programmes Provision

eCollege 8,928

MOMENTUM 5,553

Total National Programmes Provision 14,481


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The Skills Development division engages with enterprise and is establishing a Skills Development Framework to support the further Education and Training system. The division works across three departments:

• National Programme Innovation, CPD and Workforce Development unit, including CPD for the further education and training community and employee development in the wider workforce

• Central programmes

• Apprenticeship and Construction Services

National Programme Innovation, CPD and Workforce Development

Career Traineeship

The Career Traineeship initiative has been developed by the SOLAS National Innovation Unit in partnership with both Education and Training Boards and enterprise to develop a more effective model of work-based learning, primarily at National Framework of Qualifi cations levels four and fi ve, incorporating best national and international research

and practice. Networks of employers have been created to facilitate partnerships between ETBs and employers in identifying the training needs, designing relevant training programmes, recruitment of learners and delivery of training both on-the-job and off-the-job.

Developed throughout 2015, the Career Traineeship model of work-based learning is currently being piloted with the Hospitality and Engineering sectors, with the involvement of eight ETBs. The fi rst Career Traineeships training programmes in Hospitality commenced in four ETBs and an Engineering Career Traineeship commenced in one ETB in 2015.

Professional Development

Further Education and Training Skills Profi le

During 2015, the SOLAS FET Professional Development Unit commenced an FET Skills Profi le project in collaboration with the Education and Training Boards. The purpose of the skills profi le project, which consisted primarily of an online survey tool, was to establish a baseline skills and qualifi cations

profi le of the ETB workforce involved in the provision of Further Education and Training.

The information gathered is intended to inform a professional development strategy for the sector, which will be developed in 2016.

In implementing the project, SOLAS consulted extensively with ETB staff, management and representatives and established a network of project partners in all 16 ETBs. This consultation process, together with a comprehensive communications plan, helped to ensure that the survey

achieved an excellent average response rate of 53%, or almost circa. 4,500 respondents, across the 16 ETBs.

As well as providing heretofore unavailable information on the composition of the FET sector, the outputs of the project will ensure that the professional development strategy, to be developed by SOLAS in 2016, will be both consultative and evidence-based.

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MOMENTUM Learner StoryWeb Activate Project

WebActivate is an excellent course particularly if you don’t have a lot of experience in this sector and are looking for an all-round digital education. It provides a great range of modules given by tutors active within the digital fi elds ensuring the content is industry relevant and very up to date giving access to technical modules diffi cult to fi nd elsewhere. More importantly it is employment focused and very relevant to current employment trends. I found the work experience very benefi cial as we experienced different team roles in each project and had a ready made portfolio of work to present to prospective clients when we left. The course gave me the skills I needed to confi dently set up my own business, WebLive Studios and I am also CMO for VoxTake, a company that develops Software as a Service Applications. It’s latest App Tapstak gained recognition at the 2014 WebSummit as Next Big Thing by AIB’s Young Innovators.

“I had been in business for 35 years but wanted to upskill technically to move direction into the digital sector. I had previously completed a level eight Creative/Digital Marketing course in UCC with fi rst Class honours but wanted to gain more technical knowledge to help me move into the digital sector. ”

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Central Programmes

MOMENTUM

The second round of the MOMENTUM programme was launched in September 2014 and is being delivered in 2014-2016 as part of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs initiative. MOMENTUM funds the provision of free education and training projects to allow circa. 6,000 jobseekers, who are unemployed for 12 months or more, to gain skills and to access work opportunities in identifi ed growing sectors.

MOMENTUM is supported by the Government and the European Social Fund/European Structural Funds Programme. Funding is being utilised to provide education and training solutions nationwide to the needs of both unemployed individuals and employers within the context of seven categories. These categories have been selected because there is evidence available which demonstrates that these skills are associated with relatively good employment opportunities.

Category 1: Built Environment (Construction)

Category 2: ICT

Category 3: Transport, Distribution and Logistics

Category 4: Tourism (Hospitality, Accommodation, Food and Beverage)

Category 5: Financial Services

Category 6: Manufacturing (Technology)

Category 7: Other services (Personal Services, Sales and Marketing, Business Administration.)

Certifi cation is at Levels four to six on the National Framework of Qualifi cations or equivalent, or industry recognised certifi cation within the sector.

The MOMENTUM programme focused on building the motivation and self-confi dence of long term unemployed people, providing training in growing sectors with a demand for employees, arranging work placements immediately following the classroom training phase and supporting them for six months after the formal course had fi nished. Placements focused mainly on small indigenous businesses where potential employers were in direct contact with the client on a daily basis.

Enrolled/started as at

1st January 2015

Starters during

2015

Completions during 2015

MOMENTUM 1,996 3,577 2897

In 2015, MOMENTUM was nominated as a fi nalist in the RegioStars awards in Category 3 - INCLUSIVE GROWTH: Integrating in society those at risk of social exclusion. The RegioStars Awards honours Europe’s most inspirational and innovative regional projects.

eCollege Learner StoryThe comprehensive sample tests were very helpful and allowed me to take multiple practice exams until I was confi dent to apply for the accreditation. Thanks to eCollege I was able to obtain two important qualifi cations for my career that I had been putting off for years.

Accounting Technician Year 2 online course via eCollegeAfter spending 20 years raising my children I decided it was time to do something for me. Being a full-time mother the online route suited me perfectly. I was particularly impressed with the weekly online virtual classes that allowed me to pause, rewind or fast forward to the particular part of the lecture I wanted to review. The support from eTutors and the discussion groups with peers removed the sense of isolation and provided the support needed to complete my course and prepare me to re-enter the workplace once my children are raised.

“In 2015 I enlisted on two eCollege courses - Project Management Professional and Information Technology Infrastructure Library. Both courses provided excellent learning content and the self-paced format allowed me to study at times in the week that were convenient to me. ”

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eCollege

eCollege is the national online learning service delivering training to approximately 8,000 jobseekers and over 1,000 employed learners in 2015. eCollege courses are available on a continuous intake basis with no waiting lists. Department of Social Protection employment services offi cers refer jobseekers for eCollege courses, while employed individuals can pay for courses through the eCollege website. All eCollege courses are supported by eTutors that assist learners in activating their account and in progressing through their course materials, including setting and correcting assignments.

Courses are delivered through “Moodle”, a learning management system that contains communication and collaboration tools. Courses contain online tutorials, simulations, videos, animations, eBooks, virtual labs and assessments and assignments.

In 2015, two companies were awarded contracts to deliver the eCollege service, one to provide the eTutor delivery support service and a second, to monitor and report on the service provided. These contracts resulted in a higher level of consistency in the quality of the service provided and fl exibility in introducing new courses and dealing with the changing nature of the eCollege clients.

In order to increase awareness of eCollege amongst jobseekers, employers and upskillers, the eCollege brand was redeveloped as was the user interface element of the website. A promotional campaign which included PR and digital marketing, including LinkedIn and Twitter, saw a signifi cant increase in enquiries to eCollege.

There was a reduction in the number of jobseekers referred to eCollege online courses (-8%) and an increase in the number of employed up-skilling learners (+61%) throughout the year. This trend is expected to continue in 2016 with the changes in market conditions resulting from the improvement in the overall economy.

eCollege is increasingly used as a service for Continuous Professional Development. In the last quarter of 2015, over 300 Teachers/Trainers from Education and Training Boards commenced eCollege courses as part of their Continuous Professional Development.

EGF Participant StoryEligible under Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland EGF programme

Things were going from bad to worse at that point I was on social welfare for over six months and the little money I was getting was being cut, plus I was running out of money from my savings which I had worked so hard to save up.

I received a letter from the EGF Co-ordination Unit telling me a bit about them. Then they called me and invited me to come and speak with members of the EGF team.

The people in the EGF Co- ordination Unit really do want to help you as much as they can. They understand that young people nowadays are looking for work or want to go to college or do part time courses that will help them get jobs.

I was on social welfare and was never offered this level of support, until EGF reached out.

The EGF funding enabled me to get career and life coaching sessions so I was able to improve my CV and have someone tell me where I was going wrong in interviews and within about a month I had gotten a new job that I really enjoy.

Today, I’m employed in Dublin, have my own car, renewed focus on life and taking control of things myself. I also volunteer in my spare time with the EGF team to advocate the importance of using EGF supports and in supporting those young people who like me, were lost, frightened and isolated. If my words of wisdom can at least help some young people engage with this programme, well, I’ll have made a difference.

“I am 24 years of age and living at home in Clondalkin, Dublin 22. The downward spiral in my life started January 2015. I made the mistake of leaving an alright job for what on paper looked like a dream job but in reality was not so positive.

I handed out hundreds of CV’s and applied for all sorts of jobs even ones I really didn’t want. I was getting very little response to my CVs and if I got an interview I was not offered the job and no-one would give me feedback even when I asked to fi nd out where I was going wrong.”

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The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund

The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a European Commission funded programme, designed to assist EU Member States to provide active labour market supports for workers made redundant due to the adverse impacts of globalisation.

SOLAS National EGF Co-ordination Unit

Established by SOLAS in January 2010, the EGF Co-ordination Unit aims to support EGF operations in Ireland by:

• Supporting the Department of Education and Skills operationally implement EGF in Ireland

• Collaborating with State Agencies to ensure that the full benefi ts of EGF accrue to Ireland and those eligible EGF clients

• Providing a delivery platform capable of supporting EGF clients within the EGF operational catchment area

• Offering meaningful educational and training supports to ensure EGF clients are prepared for employment and provide services which enable EGF clients to progress within the educational system

• Ensuring that the highest level of Governance is instigated to protect EGF and State funding streams

• Reporting on fi nancial and client outcomes as required by the EGF Managing Authority and SOLAS

In 2015, SOLAS continued to provide EGF co-ordination supports to the Department of Education and Skills on a national basis for programmes such as Lufthansa and Andersen. The SOLAS EGF Co-ordination Unit undertook a pivotal role in assisting redundant workers and for the fi rst time ever, young persons under 25 not in Employment, Education or Training.


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Apprenticeship & Construction Services

There was an increased focus on the area of apprenticeship in 2015. Registration numbers continued to recover with over 3,000 new apprentices registered. Two new apprenticeships were launched in the areas of Pipe Fitting, and Stone Cutting and Stone Masonry.

Further substantial developments occurred in this area following a call for proposals for the development of new apprenticeships from consortia of industry, professional bodies and education and training providers. Over 80 proposals were received all of which were evaluated and in July 2015, the Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan TD, and the Minister of State for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD, announced that an initial 25 of the proposals received were to be entered into a detailed development phase.

SOLAS has statutory responsibility for the co-ordination and control of designated apprenticeships under the Industrial Training Act, 1967 and the Labour Services Act, 1987. Apprenticeship is a modular, standards based system which generally comprises seven alternating phases of on-the-job and off-the-job training and development.

The Education and Training Boards, the Institutes of Technology and the Irish Farriery School provided off-the-job training places for 4,792 apprentices in 2015. Meanwhile, SOLAS, throughout 2015, registered 3,153 apprentices, which was a 17% increase on the number of registrations that occurred in 2014. A total of 1,221 apprentices were awarded an Advanced Certifi cate Craft in 2015.

The prognosis and forecast for future apprenticeship registrations remains strong and it is predicted that craft based apprentice registrations will continue to grow incrementally over the next three years.

SOLAS introduced two new craft apprenticeship programmes in 2015. The new Stonecutting and Stonemasonry apprenticeship was formally launched in Kerry ETB Training Centre Tralee in April 2015. SOLAS, in collaboration with the Louth and Meath ETB Training Centre, Dundalk formally launched the new Pipefi tting apprenticeship in September, 2015.

Recognition of Prior Learning provides apprentices with a facility to present verifi able evidence of trade related experience to the Redundant Apprentice Accreditation Sub-Committee of the National Apprenticeship Advisory Committee. During 2015, 25 applications were approved for the Award of the Advanced Certifi cate Craft.

Further developments during this period were in the areas of Validation, Standards Development and Programme Review.

New Apprenticeships

In May 2013 the then Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn TD, announced a review of apprenticeship in Ireland to determine whether the existing apprenticeship model should be “retained, adapted or replaced by an alternative model of vocational education and training”. Following the review, a new Apprenticeship Council was announced in November 2014. The Council comprises representatives from business, trade unions and further and higher education bodies. The fi rst job of work of the Apprenticeship Council was to issue a call for proposals from industry for new apprenticeships.

Call for Proposals

In early 2015, the Apprenticeship Council put out a call for proposals for the development of new apprenticeships from consortia of industry, professional bodies and education and training providers. Over 80 submissions were received. An examination of the submissions demonstrated there is strong demand for apprenticeship training across an array of sectors and across a range of qualifi cation levels.

The Apprenticeship Council submitted its recommendations to the Minister for Education and Skills in June, 2015. Subsequently, the Minister initially approved the development of potentially 25 new apprenticeships in July, 2015. Since the Minister’s launch, the Apprenticeship Council invited the nominated proposers to commence the development phase of their proposal. The Council considered the proposers’ project plans and commenced the process of releasing development funds to the respective consortia.

2015 Apprentice Registrations by Apprenticeship

Apprenticeships Registrations

Agricultural Mechanics 59

Aircraft Mechanics 34

Brick and Stone-laying 26

Carpentry and Joinery 291

Construction Plant Fitting 77

Electrical 956

Electrical Instrumentation 83

Electronic Security Systems 28

Farriery 7

Floor and Wall Tiling 0

Heavy Vehicle Mechanics 154

Industrial Insulation 13

Instrumentation 8

Mechanical Automation and Maintenance Fitting 153

Metal Fabrication 198

Motor Mechanics 423

Painting and Decorating 19

Pipefi tting 37

Plastering 7

Plumbing 289

Print Media 8

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 75

Sheet Metalworking 38

Stonecutting and Stonemasonry 13

Tool Making 62

Vehicle Body Repairs 47

Wood Manufacturing and Finishing 48

Total 3,153

For comparison purposes, the trend in registrations in recent years is shown next.

Apprenticeship Registrations: 2008- 2015YEAR Registration Numbers

2008 3,765

2009 1,535

2010 1,204

2011 1,307

2012 1,434

2013 1,929

2014 2,698

2015 3,153


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43rd WorldSkills Competition, Sao Paulo, Brazil 11th – 16th August 2015

The WorldSkills Competition is a unique global biennial competition where young people from across the world compete to become the best of the best at their chosen skill.

The 43rd WorldSkills competition took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 2015 where approximately 1,200 competitors from 70 countries and regions, including Ireland competed in almost 50 different skills and disciplines.

Team Ireland comprised 14 young apprentices, trainees and students who had proven their expertise in their chosen fi eld by competing against their peers to secure their places on the Irish team. They were selected from the winners of the National Skills Competition Finals which were held in Cork Institute of Technology in December 2014.

The Team undertook full-time training for eight weeks under the direction of their coaches prior to travelling to Brazil in the various Institutes of Technology (CIT, DIT, DKIT, WIT, AIT, SIT and GMIT), Education and Training Boards (Kerry ETB, Clare and Limerick ETB, Waterford and Wexford ETB and Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute) and Shannon College of Hotel Management.

Team Ireland showcased their skills and talents in the areas of Aircraft Maintenance, Automobile Technology, Beauty Therapy, Cabinet Making, Carpentry, Construction Metal Work, Electrical Installations, Industrial Control, Joinery, Plastering and Dry Wall Systems, Plastic Die Engineering, Plumbing and Heating, Restaurant Service and Welding.

Following four days of competition in Sao Paulo, Team Ireland arrived home having won two gold medals, eight Medallions of Excellence and an overall 11th place world ranking, but it was the honour of having been chosen to represent their country that most resonated with everyone involved.

The gold medals were won by Alina Sile in Restaurant Service and Ros Wynne in Aircraft Maintenance. This is the fourth consecutive WorldSkills competition in which Ireland has won gold in Aircraft Maintenance. The Medallions of Excellence were awarded to Irish participants in Beauty Therapy, Electrical Installation, Joinery, Cabinet Making, Automobile Technology, Plumbing, Plastering and Dry Wall, and Construction Metal Work.

The Irish Team was funded by SOLAS, HEA, IoTI, Institutes of Technology (CIT, DIT, DKIT, LIT, WIT & IT Sligo) and ETBI.

Construction Skills Certifi cation Scheme and Quarrying Skills Certifi cation Scheme and Safe Pass programmes.

Construction Skills Certifi cation Scheme (CSCS)

The CSCS programme provides for the training, assessment, certifi cation and registration of non-craft operatives within the construction sector and is covered under the provisions of Schedule 5 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013.

Quarrying Skills Certifi cation Scheme (QSCS)

The QSCS programme provides for the training, assessment, certifi cation and registration of non-craft operatives within the construction sector and is covered under the provisions of Schedule 1 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Quarry) Regulations 2008.

Safe Pass Programme

The Safe Pass Programme is a one day health and safety awareness training programme aimed primarily at construction sector workers, including new entrants. The Safe Pass programme is covered under the provisions of Schedule 4 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013.

Key achievements during 2015 included:

89,029SAFE PASS CARDS PRODUCED & DISTRIBUTED

24,347CSCS/QSCS CARDS PRODUCED & DISSEMINATED

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The SOLAS Resources division operates across three departments:

• Finance which incorporates FET Funding, Staff Payments, Management Accounting/Accounts Department, EU Finance, General Ledger/Statutory Accounts, Procurement and SAP Support

• ICT which manages all internal ICT functions including the development of bespoke in-house systems as well as providing on-going supports to ETBs and the Department of Social Protection

• Organisational Development and Support which incorporates HR and Staff Relations, Legal and Audit services, Facilities Services and the Programme and Learner Support System.

The SOLAS Resources Division is a key component of the organisation which enables it to deliver on its corporate plan and commitments under the FET Strategy whilst also supporting ETBs, the wider FET sector and the Department of Social Protection.

Under a SOLAS transitions supports plan relating to the incorporation of the former FÁS training centre network and associated provision and staff into the ETB network, on-going

assistance continued to be provided by the division in relation to a range of activities including trainee and apprentice payroll. The SOLAS Resource Division also continued to provide IT supports to the Department of Social Protection in 2015 while at the same time agreeing a timetable for the eventual withdrawal of these supports as DSP technology infrastructure comes on line.

The Organisational Development and Support Unit

The Organisational Development and Support Unit progresses, supports and reviews risk and record management within SOLAS, and other areas such as the Programme and Learners Support System.

The Staff Relations and Human Resources Unit manages human resources and pension administration, PMDS, including staff development policies, staff relations, and assists SOLAS in achieving its corporate objectives through workforce planning.

Internal Audit and legal services provides a range of legal and support services for SOLAS including management and execution of annual

risk-based audit plan; key corporate governance requirements; provision of legal advice and compliance with data protection legislation.

Facilities Services manage the overall operations and administration of SOLAS’ premises, including post services, printing and canteen and maintenance management. In 2015, the facilities services unit managed the relocation of additional business units to SOLAS offi ces in Castleforbes House highlighting further progress in consolidating the SOLAS work environment into a more effective location which refl ects the needs of the new organisation.

The Programme and Learner Support System

The Programme and Learner Support System (PLSS) is a joint initiative between SOLAS and the Education and Training Boards. Commenced in the second half of 2013, its purpose is to build an information technology system consisting of three databases that provides an integrated approach to collection of key data on Further Education and Training programme outputs, outcomes and performance.

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By the end of 2015 two aspects of the PLSS were fully operational - the National Programme Database and the National Course Calendar.

National Programme Database

The National Programme Database is a repository of all programmes designed to be run by FET providers, funded through SOLAS. Containing a full inventory of available further education and training programmes, the NPD will provide a full picture of the range of provision available and will support the scheduling of FET courses within a calendar year.

National Course Calendar

The National Course Calendar contains a published inventory of further education and training courses, including details of where and when they are being run.

The PLSS development will continue throughout 2016.

Collaborative Governance

The PLSS development is a complex project with data being gathered and utilised in real time to support the business processes of SOLAS, ETBs and others. It could not be achieved by SOLAS on its own. The PLSS Project requires a diverse range of Government and State bodies working together to achieve its objectives. It is overseen by a steering group, which is jointly chaired by SOLAS and ETBI

whose primary aim is ensure the project direction is appropriate to the achievement of its objectives. Members of the Steering Group include representatives from ETBI, SOLAS, Department of Social Protection, AONTAS, QQI, Department of Education and Skills, Higher Education Authority and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Development of the databases involves close collaboration and consultation with ETBs, Department of Social Protection, National Centre for Guidance in Education and Department of Education and Skills to enable a better and shared understanding of the complex issues that need to be addressed through PLSS and their solutions. In addition, the project is supported by dedicated technical and project teams in SOLAS and ETBI.

The PLSS will provide, for the fi rst time, a centralised platform for the collection and exposure of data on FET courses, learners and outcomes, thus enabling evidence-based planning, co-ordination and funding of FET. The PLSS offers a unique opportunity to progress a modern data infrastructure that embraces the benefi ts of data sharing and will provide transparency, accountability and increase data quality on FET outputs, outcomes and performance.


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SOLAS (An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh

agus Scileanna) – Further Education

and Training Authority was established on 27th October 2013 under the Further

Education and Training

Act 2013.

Under the Further Education and Training Act 2013, the general functions of SOLAS are defi ned as:

(a) prepare and submit to the Minister for Education and Skills a strategy in respect of the provision of further education and training

(b) promote an appreciation of the value of further education and training

(c) consult with the Minister for Social Protection, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and employers from time to time for the purpose of determining which, or which classes of, Further Education and Training programmes should be the subject of advances by An tSeirbhís.

(d) advance moneys to Education and Training Boards and other bodies engaged in the provision of further Education and Training programmes.

(e) provide, or arrange for, the provision of training and retraining for employment and to assist in and coordinate the provision of such training by persons other than An tSeirbhís;

(f) assess whether or not Education and Training Boards, and other bodies engaged in the provision of Further Education and Training programmes, to whom moneys have been advanced perform their functions in an economic, effi cient and effective manner;

(g) promote, encourage and facilitate the placement of persons belonging to such class or classes of person as may be specifi ed by the Minister for Social Protection after consultation with the Minister for Education and Skills in Further Education and Training programmes that are funded, in whole or in part, out of public moneys;

(h) Promote cooperation between Education and Training Boards and other bodies involved in the provision of Further Education and Training and programmes;

(i) promote equality of opportunity in relation to the provision of further education and training;

(j) develop, and facilitate the development of, new and existing Further Education and Training programmes including the establishment of systems

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designed to monitor the quality of the education and training concerned for the purpose of ensuring that those programmes serve their purpose;

(k) provide or assist in the provision of training to persons charged with the delivery of Further Education and Training programmes in respect of which moneys have been advanced by An tSeirbhís. under section 21;

(l) conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, research as respects any matters relating to the functions of An tSeirbhís, and

(m) advise the Minister in relation to any matter connected with the functions of An tSeirbhís.

On-going assistance is provided by SOLAS to the ETBs on a range of transition and other supports. SOLAS also continues to provide IT supports to the Department of Social Protection arising from the transfer of former FÁS Employment Service Offices and related staff to that Department in 2012.

In addition to its core functions as defined under the FET Act 2013, SOLAS also retains responsibility for Apprenticeship and construction-related programmes: Safe Pass, Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) and Quarrying Skills Certification Scheme (QSCS) as well as e-College, MOMENTUM and EGF Programmes.

Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies

The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, approved by the Government in 2009, has been adopted by SOLAS and processes put in place to ensure that all aspects of SOLAS operations comply with the requirements of the Code.

Corporate Health and Safety

SOLAS complies with its statutory responsibilities under the Health, Safety and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and all regulations under this Act. SOLAS’ objective is to provide a safe and healthy work environment for all staff and clients and to meet its responsibilities to other persons, including members of the public who may be affected by its operations. SOLAS management co–ordinates and ensures compliance with its Safety Policy Statement through the implementation of the Safety Management System across the organisation.

Data Protection Acts, 1988 and 2003

The Data Protection Acts are designed to protect the privacy of individuals’ personal data. The Acts provide individuals with the right to obtain a copy of all personal data relating to them which is held by the Data Controller. SOLAS is a designated Data Controller and complies fully with the legislation.

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Policy Statements

In June 2001, the Government issued a Memorandum requiring all State Agencies to outline, in their Annual Report, measures being taken to reduce energy usage, where they have responsibility for new premises or major refurbishment of buildings and/or in buildings occupied by them.

Under Statutory Instrument (SI) 542 European Communities (Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services) Regulations 2009, the public sector has specific energy reporting obligations.

In relation to facilities management relevant to energy usage and services to its buildings, SOLAS endeavours to employ the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly means available.

SOLAS relocated from Baggot Court, Dublin 4 (G BER rating) in 2014 to a new main office premises at Castleforbes House, Dublin 1, which provided an opportunity to achieve significant energy efficiencies. Castleforbes House has a current B2 BER Rating.

The priorities in 2015 will carry into 2016 and will include the monitoring and control of energy costs, energy auditing, a focus on energy efficiencies and savings when procuring equipment and implementation of Energy Efficiency Design for any relevant projects that may arise. In 2015, SOLAS introduced a print managed facility using low energy usage equipment.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014

SOLAS recognises how services will change with the emergence of positive duty as set out in section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014. SOLAS has regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality and protect the human rights of its staff and the persons to whom it provides services.

SOLAS is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and adopts a positive approach to equality in the organisation. SOLAS develops and implements appropriate policies and programmes that address the labour market needs of socially excluded people and incorporates a proactive equality perspective into all SOLAS supported services and programmes. All SOLAS services are open to men and women equally and to all citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area.

SOLAS is an equal opportunities employer. To this end, SOLAS is committed to ensuring that no staff member, or applicant for employment to SOLAS, receives less favourable treatment than any other on grounds of gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religion,


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age, disability, race, membership of the Traveller community or on any other grounds not relevant to good employment practice.

The organisation’s continued focus is to develop and encourage an equality culture and attitude within SOLAS. The objective is to ensure that all staff are treated fairly and are provided with equal opportunities for development and career progression. This involves integrating equality into day–to–day performance management and staff development programmes, so that it becomes part of the culture of the organisation and a core management practice – encouraged by all managers and adopted by all staff throughout the organisation.

Ethics in Public Offi ce Act, 1995 and Standards in Public Offi ce Act, 2001

SOLAS became subject to the Ethics in Public Offi ce Act, 1995 and Standards in Public Offi ce Act, 2001 with effect from 29th January 2015.

Freedom of Information Act 2014

The provisions of the Freedom of Information Act apply to SOLAS. The Act establishes three statutory rights:

• A legal right for each person to access information held by public bodies

• A legal right for each person to have offi cial information relating to him/herself amended where it is incomplete, incorrect or misleading, and

• A legal right to obtain reasons for decisions affecting oneself.

In 2015, SOLAS received 15 requests for information under the FOI Act.

Offi cial Languages Act, 2003

SOLAS engaged with the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to develop an Offi cial Languages Scheme in 2015 and is currently awaiting a response. In the meantime, SOLAS’ Annual Reports, its Financial Statements and other relevant documents are published simultaneously in both offi cial languages, in compliance with the general provisions of the Act. The SOLAS website will be accessible in Irish and English.

Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997

The Board of SOLAS has overall responsibility for the organisation’s compliance with the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997. The European Communities (Late Payment in Commercial Transactions Regulations, 2002) introduced signifi cant amendments to the Prompt Payment requirement as contained in the Act. The Board has delegated this responsibility to SOLAS management. The system of internal fi nancial control incorporates such controls and procedures that are considered necessary to ensure compliance with the Act. The organisation’s system of internal control includes accounting and computer controls designed to ensure the identifi cation of invoices and contracts for payment within the prescribed payment dates. These controls are designed to provide reasonable, though not absolute, assurance against non–compliance with the Act. The Board is satisfi ed that in 2015, SOLAS complied with the provisions of the Act in all material respects. In total, a sum of €3,743 was paid in relation to late payment interest penalties.


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Statement of Responsibilities of SOLAS

Under the Further Education and Training Act 2013, An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) was established with effect from 27 October, 2013. FÁS was dissolved on 26 October, 2013. Under the provisions of the Act, all of the remaining functions, operations, assets and liabilities of FÁS transferred to the new body SOLAS.

Under the Further Education and Training Act 2013, the general functions of SOLAS are defined as:

(a) prepare and submit to the Minister a strategy in respect of the provision of further education and training;

(b) promote an appreciation of the value of further education and training;

(c) consult with the Minister for Social Protection, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and employers from time to time for the purpose of determining which, or which classes of, further education and training programmes should be the subject of advances by An tSeirbhís;

(d) advance moneys to Education and Training Boards and other bodies engaged in the provision of further education and training programmes;

(e) provide, or arrange for the provision of, training and retraining for employment and to assist in and coordinate the provision of such training by persons other than An tSeirbhís;

(f) assess whether or not Education and Training Boards, and other bodies engaged in the provision of further education and training programmes, to whom moneys have been advanced, perform their functions in an economic, efficient and effective manner;

(g) promote, encourage and facilitate the placement of persons belonging to such class or classes of person as may be specified by the Minister for Social Protection after consultation with the Minister for Education & Skills in further education and training programmes that are funded, in whole or in part, out of public moneys;

(h) promote cooperation between Education and Training Boards and other bodies involved in the provision of further education and training programmes;

(i) promote equality of opportunity in relation to the provision of further education and training;

(j) develop, and facilitate the development of, new and existing further education and training programmes including the establishment of systems designed to monitor the quality of the education and training concerned for the purpose of ensuring that those programmes serve their purpose;

(k) provide, or assist in the provision of, training to persons charged with the delivery of further education and training programmes in respect of which moneys have been advanced by An tSeirbhís;

(l) conduct, or arrange for the conduct of, research as respects any matters relating to the functions of An tSeirbhís; and

(m) advise the Minister in relation to any matter connected with the functions of An tSeirbhís.

SOLAS is required under section 31(1) of the Further Education and Training Act 2013, to prepare annual accounts, as may be approved by the Minister for Education and Skills with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

In preparing those financial statements, SOLAS is required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

• make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that SOLAS will continue in operation; and

• disclose and explain any material departures from applicable accounting standards.

SOLAS is also responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time its financial position and which enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply with paragraph 31(1) of the Act. SOLAS is also responsible for safeguarding its assets and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

SOLAS has complied with the above requirements in preparing the financial statements.

SOLAS approved the financial statements on 26 April, 2016.

Patrick Delaney Paul O’Toole Chairman, SOLAS Chief Executive Officer, SOLAS

Date: 27 May, 2016 Date: 27 May, 2016


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Comptroller and Auditor General Report for presentation to the Houses of the Oireachtas

An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS)

I have audited the financial statements of SOLAS for the year ended 31 December 2015 under the Further Education and Training Act 2013. The financial statements comprise the statement of income and expenditure, the statement of comprehensive income, the statement of financial position, the statement of cash flows, the statement of changes in reserves and capital account and the related notes. The financial statements have been prepared in the form prescribed under Section 31 of the Act, and in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

Responsibilities of SOLAS

SOLAS is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, for ensuring that they give a true and fair view and for ensuring the regularity of transactions.

Responsibilities of the Comptroller and Auditor General

My responsibility is to audit the financial statements and to report on them in accordance with applicable law.

My audit is conducted by reference to the special considerations which attach to State bodies in relation to their management and operation.

My audit is carried out in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and in compliance with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of audit of the financial statements

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of

• whether the accounting policies are appropriate to SOLAS’s circumstances, and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed

• the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made in the preparation of the financial statements, and

• the overall presentation of the financial statements.

I also seek to obtain evidence about the regularity of financial transactions in the course of audit.

In addition, I read SOLAS’s annual report to identify material inconsistencies with the audited financial

statements and to identify any information that is apparently materially incorrect based on, or materially inconsistent with, the knowledge acquired by me in the course of performing the audit. If I become aware of any apparent material misstatements or inconsistencies, I consider the implications for my report.

Opinion on the financial statements

In my opinion, the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of SOLAS as at 31 December 2015 and of its income and expenditure for 2015; and

• have been properly prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice.

In my opinion, the accounting records of SOLAS were sufficient to permit the financial statements to be readily and properly audited. The financial statements are in agreement with the accounting records.

Matters on which I report by exception

I report by exception if I have not received all the information and explanations I required for my audit, or if I find

• any material instance where money has not been applied for the purposes intended or where the transactions did not conform to the authorities governing them, or

• the information given in SOLAS’s annual report is not consistent with the related financial statements or with the knowledge acquired by me in the course of performing the audit, or

• the statement on the system of internal financial control does not reflect SOLAS’s compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, or

• there are other material matters relating to the manner in which public business has been conducted.

Court award against SOLAS

I draw attention to note 7 to the financial statements which discloses costs totalling €1.5 million arising from a High Court decision in November 2015 against SOLAS in relation to an action taken against FÁS.

Seamus McCarthy Comptroller and Auditor General

Date: 30 May, 2016


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Statement on the System of Internal Financial Control

Governance and Financial Controls

On behalf of the Board of An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) I acknowledge our responsibility for good governance and for ensuring that an effective system of internal financial control is maintained and operated. In discharging its functions, the Board has delegated clearly defined authority levels to the SOLAS executive and staff while reserving certain matters for its own decision.

The system of internal control can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions authorised and properly recorded, and that material errors or irregularities are either prevented or would be detected in a timely period. The system requires that line management, the executive and the finance, procurement and HR functions exercise stringent control and report any significant control failures to the Board.

Financial Control Environment

The Board has taken steps to ensure an appropriate control environment is in place by:

• clearly defining and documenting management responsibilities and powers;

• establishing formal procedures through various committee functions to monitor the activities and safeguard the assets of the organisation;

• establishing procedures for reporting significant control failures and ensuring appropriate corrective action is taken;

• developing a strong culture of accountability across all levels of the organisation;

• adopting and adherence to the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies;

• ensuring the control environment includes an active Audit & Risk Management Review Committee (ARMRC), an Internal Audit function, the Chief Executive Officer’s monthly report to the Board and the presentation to the Board of activity and financial results, current month and year to-date, on a monthly basis.

Risk Management

SOLAS’ Executive Risk Management Committee, whose membership comprises all Executive Directors and which is chaired by the Chief Executive Officer, promotes, directs and monitors risk management processes within SOLAS. To assist this process, SOLAS has appointed a Director as Risk Co-ordinator. The Risk Co-ordinator is responsible for supporting the work of the Risk Management Committee and for compiling and preparing reports for the Audit and Risk Management Review Committee (ARMRC). The Board

and the ARMRC provide independent oversight and review of the effectiveness of SOLAS’ risk management.

A formal process for the identification, evaluation, mitigation and management of business risks has been established and includes:

• the identification and nature of risks;

• the likelihood of occurrence;

• the financial or other implications;

• the mitigating controls and factors;

• plans to manage the identified risks;

• monitoring and reporting on the process.

Key financial control processes and procedures

The system of internal financial control is based on a framework of regular management information, policies and procedures including segregation of duties, and a system of delegation and accountability. In particular it includes:

• a comprehensive budgeting system with an annual budget, which is reviewed and agreed by the Board. This incorporates a very detailed business planning process;

• setting targets to measure financial and other performance;

• reviews by the Board of monthly and annual Financial Reports which indicate activity and financial performance against budgets;

• established procurement procedures under which goods and services are procured in accordance with EU and national procurement requirements;

• that each foreign travel request is subject to approval by the Chief Executive Officer;

• procedures for the control of capital investment that are in accordance with Guidelines for the Appraisal and Management of Capital Expenditure Proposals, issued by the Department of Finance in February 2005;

• Terms and Conditions of funding in place for each Education and Training Board, a parameters document that outlines the business planning process including objectives for each year and a comprehensive business service plan that is reviewed twice a year.


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Internal Audit

SOLAS has an internal audit function, which operates in accordance with the Framework Code of Best Practice set out in the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. The work of Internal Audit is informed by a risk analysis profile of expenditure and activity; strategic objectives; cyclical audit coverage; and the outcomes of previous audits. The focus of this work is generally on the areas of significant potential risk to the organisation. The plans of Internal Audit are approved by the ARMRC, on behalf of the Board.

The ARMRC meets the Head of Internal Audit on a regular basis to review the work of Internal Audit, which includes a report of internal audit activity. On an annual basis, the ARMRC provides the Board with a report on the internal audit activity for the year.

Review of the System of Internal Control

The Board’s monitoring and review of the effectiveness of the System of Internal Financial Control is informed by the work of:

• the Executive Directors/Managers within SOLAS, who have responsibility for the development and maintenance of the financial control framework;

• the Head of Internal Audit;

• the ARMRC, which oversees the work of Internal Audit; and

• the comments made by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in his management letter or other reports.

I confirm that, for the year ended 31 December 2015, the Board conducted a review of the effectiveness of the System of Internal Financial Control.

Patrick Delaney Chairman, SOLAS

Date: 27 May, 2016


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Statement of Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2015

Note2015

€’000

201414 months*

€’000

Income 4 591,325 708,526

Expenditure

Payroll Costs SOLAS 7 12,139 16,134

Payroll Costs Transferred Operations 0 19,194

Total Payroll Costs 12,139 35,328

Retirement Benefit Costs 7 19,190 44,968

Overheads SOLAS 7 7,908 9,470

Overheads Transferred Operations 0 10,236

Total Overheads 7,908 19,706

Programme Costs SOLAS 8 17,069 15,826

Programme Costs Transferred Operations 0 126,065

Total Programme Costs 17,069 141,891

Grants to Education and Training Boards 9(a) 527,377 458,764

Grants to Schools & Other Organisations 9(b) 6,220 6,290

Total Grants 533,597 465,054

Total Expenditure 589,903 706,947

Surplus for the Year/Period 1,422 1,579

Notes 1 to 21 form an integral part of these Financial Statements.

* 27 October 2013 to 31 December 2014

Signed: Signed:


Date: 27 May, 2016 Date: 27 May, 2016


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Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended 31 December 2015

Note2015

€’0002015

€’000

201414 months*

€’000

201414 months*

€’000


Experience Gains/(Losses) on scheme liabilities 15(i) (e) 0 197,629

Effect of changes in actuarial assumptions 54,510 (101,260)

Actuarial Gain/(Loss) on Retirement Benefit Assets/(Liabilities) 54,510 96,369

Adjustment to Deferred Retirement Benefit Funding (54,510) (96,369)

Total Recognised Surplus for the Year/Period 1,422 1,579



Signed: Signed:


Date: 27 May, 2016 Date: 27 May, 2016


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Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2015

2015 2014

As at 31 December 2015 As at 31 December 2014

Note €’000 €’000 €’000 €’000

Non Current Assets

Property, Plant & Equipment 10 754 540

Current Assets

Inventory 11 11 10

Receivables 12 840 631

Cash and Cash Equivalents 4,610 6,378

5,461 7,019

Amounts falling due within one year

Payables 13 (3,808) (3,261)

Net Current Assets 1,653 3,758

Total Assets Less Current Liabilities before Retirement Benefit Obligations 2,407 4,298

SOLAS Retirement Benefit Liabilities 15 (694,502) (760,400)

Deferred Retirement Benefit Funding 15 694,502 0 760,400 0

Total Assets 2,407 4,298

Capital and Reserves

Capital Reserves 754 540

Capital Account 231 985 420 960

Revenue Reserves 1,422 3,338

2,407 4,298


Signed: Signed:


Date: 27 May, 2016 Date: 27 May, 2016


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Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 31 December 2015

Note2015

€’000

201414 months*

€’000

Cash flow from Operating Activities


Less: Interest Received (28) (94)

Refund to the Department of Education & Skills (3,338) 0

Adjustment for non-cash items

(Increase)/Decrease in Inventory 11 (1) 115

(Increase)/Decrease in Receivables 12 (209) 6,122

Increase/(Decrease) in Payables 13 547 (26,754)

Net Cash Inflow/(Outflow) from Operating Activities (1,607) (19,032)

Cash flow from Investing Activities

Proceeds from Sale of Fixed Assets 0 115

Payments to Acquire Fixed Assets 10 (484) (1,367)

Capital Grants Received 5 3,000 4,276

Capital Grants to ETBs 9(a) (2,705) (3,299)

Capital Grants Repaid 0 (115)

Cash flow from Financing Activities

Interest Received 28 94

Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents in the Year/Period (1,768) (19,328)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the beginning of the Year/Period 6,378 25,706

Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of the Year/Period 4,610 6,378

The Surplus is stated after taking account of Depreciation and Amortisation of Capital Grant. Notes 1 to 21 form an integral part of these Financial Statements.



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Statement of Changes in Reserves and Capital Account for the year ended 31 December 2015

Note

Revenue Reserves

€’000

CapitalAccount

€’000

Capital Reserves

€’000Total

€’000

Balance as at 27 October 2013 1,759 810 155,322 157,891

Adjustment to Opening Balance re Classification difference 0 0 (4) (4)

Surplus for the Period 1,579 0 0 1,579

Capital Grants Received 5 0 4,276 0 4,276

Capital Grants to ETBs 0 (3,299) 0 (3,299)

Payments to Acquire Fixed Assets 10 0 (1,367) 1,367 0

Income from Sale of Fixed Assets 0 115 0 115

Refund to the Department of Education and Skills 0 (115) 0 (115)

Amortisation of Capital Grant - Depreciation 4 & 10 0 0 (2,944) (2,944)

Capital Grant in relation to Assets Transferring to ETBs 10(i) 0 0 (153,201) (153,201)

Retirement Benefits

Actuarial Gain/(Loss) on Retirement Benefit Assets/(Liabilities) 15(i) (e) 96,369 0 0 96,369

Adjustment to Deferred Exchequer Retirement Benefit Funding (96,369) 0 0 (96,369)

Balance as at 31 December 2014 / 1 January 2015 3,338 420 540 4,298

Surplus for the Year 1,422 0 0 1,422

Refund to the Department of Education and Skills (3,338) 0 0 (3,338)

Capital Grants Received 5 0 3,000 0 3,000

Capital Grants to ETBs 9(a) 0 (2,705) 0 (2,705)

Payments to Acquire Fixed Assets 10 0 (484) 484 0

Refund to the Department of Education and Skills 10(iv) 0 0 (1) (1)

Amortisation of Capital Grant - Depreciation 4 & 10 0 0 (269) (269)

Retirement Benefits

Actuarial Gain/(Loss) on Retirement Benefit Assets/(Liabilities) 15(i) (e) 54,510 0 0 54,510

Adjustment to Deferred Exchequer Retirement Benefit Funding (54,510) 0 0 (54,510)

Balance as at 31 December 2015 1,422 231 754 2,407



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Notes to the Financial Statements

1 Accounting Policies

The basis of accounting and significant accounting policies adopted by SOLAS are as follows:

Establishment of SOLAS

In accordance with the Further Education and Training Act 2013:

• SOLAS was established on 27 October 2013;

• FÁS was dissolved on 26 October 2013; and

• all of the remaining functions, operations, assets and liabilities of FÁS transferred to SOLAS on 27 October 2013.

These financial statements set out the results of SOLAS for the year ending 31 December 2015 with comparatives for the period from 27 October 2013 to 31 December 2014. The financial statements include the assets and liabilities that were transferred from FÁS to SOLAS on establishment and its results from that date. In addition, all assets and liabilities are included until the date of transfer to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs).

Details of the assets and liabilities that transferred from FÁS to SOLAS together with the basis for their valuation are set out in Note 2 to these financial statements.

Details of the assets and liabilities that transferred from SOLAS to certain ETBs together with the basis for their valuation are set out in Note 3 to these financial statements.

The functions of SOLAS are set out in sections 7 to 9 of the Further Education and Training Act 2013.

Significant Accounting Policies

The following accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items which are considered material in relation to the financial statements of SOLAS.

Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared under the modified historical cost convention and with Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 102 in a form approved by the Minister for Education and Skills with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform under the Further Education and Training Act 2013.

The financial statements have been prepared using the accruals method of accounting except as stated below and in accordance with accounting practice generally accepted in Ireland. Accounting standards generally accepted in Ireland in preparing the financial statements giving a true and fair view are those published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and issued by the Financial Reporting Council.

In accordance with DPER Circular 21/2015 relating to FRS 102, these financial statements comprise the Statement of Income and Expenditure, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Cash Flows and Statement of Changes in Reserves and Capital Account. In addition notes 1 to 21 form an integral part of the financial statements.

Transition to FRS 102.

The date of transition to FRS 102 was 27 October 2013. The transition has no material impact on the amounts disclosed in the primary statements in the financial year, nor on the comparative amounts for the period ended 31 December 2014. There have been no changes to the accounting policies applied by SOLAS as a result of the transition. The surplus for the period ended 31 December 2014 remains as reported under the financial statements approved prior to the adoption of FRS 102.

Property, Plant & Equipment

Capitalisation

Property, Plant and Equipment are stated at historic cost or revalued amounts less accumulated depreciation and provisions for impairment.

The cost of an asset is made up of the purchase price of the asset plus any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset into working condition for its intended use.


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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

1 Accounting Policies (continued)

Fixtures and fittings below the capitalisation threshold are charged to the Statement of Income and Expenditure in the year of purchase. The capitalisation threshold amount is €1,000 inclusive of VAT. All computer equipment is capitalised regardless of value.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated to write off the original cost of the asset or the revalued amount less the estimated residual value on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful economic life as follows:

• Land - Nil

• Buildings – 50 years (2%)

• Leasehold Improvements (over the term of the lease)

• Equipment and Furniture – 5 years (20%)

• Computers and other computer equipment – 3 or 5 years (331/3% or 20%)

No provision for depreciation is made in respect of freehold land. Depreciation on capital assets is matched by a transfer from the Capital Reserve.

The carrying value of tangible fixed assets is reviewed for impairment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount value may not be recoverable.

Capital Reserve

The capital reserve represents the net amount expended on tangible assets, funded by Exchequer Grants. These grants are amortised to revenue over the expected life of the assets in line with the depreciation, tangible asset impairments and tangible asset write-offs.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at cost less appropriate write-downs for diminution in value. Cost comprises invoice price of the goods.

Cash

Cash, for the purpose of the cash flow statements, comprises cash in hand and deposits repayable on demand.

Provision

A provision is recognised in the Statement of Financial Position when SOLAS has a present legal or constructive obligation and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits would be required to settle the obligation.

Revenue

State Funding

Current and capital grants are accounted for on a cash received basis. Capital grants which are included in capital reserves are recognised in the income statement over the expected life of the assets in line with the depreciation, tangible asset impairments and tangible asset write-offs.

Surpluses that have arisen in previous years are carried forward to the current year with the agreement of the Department of Education and Skills and refunded or part-refunded to the Department in the current year when requested.

European Initiative Grants

These Funds are accounted for on an accruals basis.

Foreign Currency and Functional Currency

Items included in the financial statements are presented in “Euro”, the currency of the primary economic environment in which SOLAS operates (the “functional currency”).


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1 Accounting Policies (continued)Transactions denominated in foreign currency during the period have been translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Euro at the rates of exchange ruling at the Statement of Financial Position date. The resulting profits or losses are dealt with in the Statement of Income and Expenditure.

Grants

Current and capital grants paid to Education and Training Boards, Voluntary, Community and Secondary Schools, various other agencies and bodies, for the purposes of Further Education and Training are accounted for on a cash basis. This is consistent with the manner in which State funding is accounted for by SOLAS.

Bad Debts

Debtors are disclosed at original invoice amount less an allowance for potentially uncollectible debts. Provision is made where there is objective evidence that SOLAS will not be in a position to collect the associated debts. Bad debts are written off to the Statement of Income and Expenditure on identification.

Leasing

Rentals in respect of operating leases are charged to the Statement of Income and Expenditure on a straight-line basis over the lease term. There are no financial leases in place. Operating leases relate to buildings occupied by SOLAS.

Legal Cases

Legal costs including those in relation to legacy cases involving FÁS are recognised in the financial statements as they are incurred. Provision is made for the Boards’ best estimate of the cost of any settlement when judged probable that a settlement will occur in the case and the cost of settlement can be measured reliably.

Retirement Benefits

Under Section 8 of the Labour Services Act, 1987, FÁS was required to prepare and administer Retirement Benefit schemes for the granting of Retirement Benefit entitlements to its staff. The superannuation schemes were approved in 1998 by the then Ministers for Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment. These responsibilities transferred to SOLAS in accordance with the Further Education and Training Act 2013.

There are two Retirement Benefit schemes as follows:

• A defined benefit scheme which provides Retirement Benefits to former AnCo staff. This scheme was closed to new members on 1 January 1988. On 31 December 2009 the assets of the scheme were transferred to the National Pension Reserve Fund in accordance with the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 2009. Contributions from SOLAS and staff in this scheme are paid over to the Department of Education and Skills each year.

• An unfunded defined benefit scheme whose benefits are paid out of the funding provided annually by the Department of Education and Skills. Contributions from staff in this scheme are paid over to the Department of Education and Skills each year.

Retirement Benefit costs reflect Retirement Benefits earned by employees in the period.

Actuarial gains or losses arising on scheme liabilities are reflected in the Statement of Comprehensive Income and a corresponding adjustment is recognised in the amount recoverable from the Department of Education and Skills.

Retirement Benefit liabilities represent the present value of future Retirement Benefit payments earned by staff to date. Deferred pension funding represents the corresponding asset to be recovered in future periods from the Department of Education and Skills.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgements about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.


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1 Accounting Policies (continued)

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision only affects that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. The areas involving a high degree of judgement or complexity or areas where assumptions or estimates are significant to the financial statements include:

Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment

The carrying values of items of land and buildings, equipment and furniture are reviewed for indicators of impairment at each reporting date and are subject to impairment testing when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

When the carrying value exceeds the estimated recoverable amount (being the greater of fair value less costs of disposal and value-in-use), an impairment loss is recognised by writing down the assets to their recoverable amount. In assessing value-in-use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the future cash flow estimates have not been adjusted.

The impairment testing process requires management to make significant judgements and estimates regarding the future cash flows expected to be generated by the use of and, if applicable, eventual disposal of, long-lived assets as well as other factors to determine the fair value of the assets.

Retirement Benefits

The liabilities and costs associated with the defined benefit retirement benefit schemes (both funded and unfunded) are assessed on the basis of the projected unit method by professionally qualified actuaries and are arrived at using actuarial assumptions based on market expectations at the financial reporting date. The discount rates employed in determining the present values of the schemes’ liabilities are determined by reference to market yields at the financial reporting date on high-quality corporate bonds of a currency and term consistent with the currency and term of the associated post-employment benefit obligations.

The net surplus or deficit arising on the defined benefit retirement benefit schemes, together with the liabilities associated with the unfunded schemes, are shown either within non-current assets or non-current liabilities in the Statement of Financial Position.

Assumptions

The assumptions underlying the actuarial valuations from which the amounts recognised in the financial statements are determined (including discount rates, rates of increase in future compensation levels, mortality rates and healthcare cost trend rates) are updated annually based on current economic conditions and for any relevant changes to the terms and conditions of the retirement benefit and post-retirement plans.

These assumptions can be affected by:

(i) For the discount rate, changes in the rate of return on high-quality corporate bonds.

(ii) For future compensation levels, future labour market conditions.

(iii) For healthcare cost trend rates, the rate of medical cost inflation in the relevant regions.

The weighted average actuarial assumptions applied in the determination of retirement benefit and other post-retirement liabilities are contained in Note 15. While management believes that the assumptions used are appropriate, differences in actual experience or changes in assumptions may affect the obligations and expenses recognised in future accounting periods. The assets and liabilities of defined benefit retirement benefit schemes may exhibit significant period-on-period volatility attributable primarily to changes in bond yields and longevity. In addition to future service contributions, significant cash contributions may be required by the Department of Education and Skills to remediate past service deficits.


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2 Transfer of Assets and Liabilities from FÁS to SOLAS

On 27 October 2013, SOLAS assumed the remaining assets and liabilities of FÁS. FÁS was dissolved on 26 October 2013 and its balance sheet at that date formed the basis of the opening balance sheet of SOLAS on 27 October 2013. As the remaining functions of FÁS are continuing, all of the assets and liabilities (including reserves) transferred at book value and as such no adjustments were made to the carrying values of these assets and liabilities. No gain or loss arose on the transfer of assets and liabilities to SOLAS. Subsequent to the transfer of these assets and liabilities there was no adjustment to the carrying values of these assets and liabilities.

Transfer of Assets and Liabilities from FÁS to SOLAS

€’000 €’000

Non Current Assets

Property, Plant & Equipment 155,322

Current Assets

Inventory 125

Receivables 6,753

Cash and Cash Equivalents 25,706

32,584


Payables (30,015)

Net Current Assets 2,569

Total Assets less Current Liabilities 157,891

Retirement Benefit Liabilities (847,545) 0

Deferred Retirement Benefit Funding 847,545

Total Assets 157,891

Capital and Reserves

Capital Reserve 155,322

Capital Account 810 156,132

Revenue Reserves 1,759

157,891


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3 Transfer of Assets and Liabilities from SOLAS to Education and Training Boards (ETBs)

On the following dates SOLAS transferred the following operations, assets and related liabilities to the ETBs.

1 January 2014 - 7 Training Centres, 426 staff, associated programmes, operations and systems, including associated assets and liabilities. (Phase 1)

1 July 2014 - 12 Training Centres, 434 staff, associated programmes, operations and systems, including associated assets and liabilities. (Phase 2)

As these functions are continuing, all of the assets and liabilities (including reserves) transferred at book value and as such no adjustments were made to the carrying values of these assets and liabilities. No gain or loss arose on the transfer of assets and liabilities from SOLAS to the ETBs. There were no significant differences in the carrying values of the assets and liabilities from when they were acquired from FÁS to the date of transfer.

Phase 1

Transfer from SOLAS to ETBs on 1 January 2014

€’000 €’000

Non Current Assets/Liabilities


Current Assets

Inventory 18

Receivables 2,305

Prepayments (282)


4,103


Payables (4,103)

Net Current Assets 0

Net Assets Transferred to ETBs 97,316

Financed By


The 7 Training Centres transferred on 1 January 2014 were Ballyfermot, Finglas, Baldoyle,

Tallaght, Loughlinstown, Cork (including Carrigaline satellite site) and Tralee.


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3 Transfer of Assets and Liabilities from SOLAS to Education and Training Boards (ETBs) (continued)

Phase 2

Transfer from SOLAS to ETBs on 1 July 2014

€’000 €’000

Non Current Assets/Liabilities


Current Assets

Inventory 133

Receivables 2,724

Prepayments 274


9,603


Payables (9,603)

Net Current Assets 0

Net Assets Transferred to ETBs 55,885

Financed By


The 12 Training Centres transferred on 1 July 2014 were Limerick, Shannon, Letterkenny, Gweedore, Waterford, Wexford, Galway, Sligo, Ballina, Dundalk, Athlone and Mount Lucas.

The values of premises transferred to ETBs are included in Note 10. All fixed assets transferred are currently being used in support of transferred operations.

4 Income

Note2015

€’000

201414 months*

€’000

State Funding 5 595,976 688,944

ETB Capital Grants 2,705 3,299

Net Deferred Retirement Benefit Funding 15(i)(c) (11,388) 9,224

Other Income 6 3,763 4,115

Amortisation of Capital Grant - Depreciation 7 & 10 269 2,944

Total Income 591,325 708,526



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5 State Funding

2015€’000

201414 months*

€’000

State funding was received under the following headings:

Non Capital

Vote 26 (Subheads B3,B5 &B7) - Department of Education and Skills

Administration and General Expenses

Staff Costs and Overheads (B3) 18,088 85,012

Less: Employee Retirement Benefit Contributions paid to the Department (914) (2,783)

Less: Employer Retirement Benefit Contributions paid to the Department (239) (595)

16,935 81,634

SOLAS Training Programmes (B3) 5,000 6,653

Further Education & Training Pay Grants (B5) 100,207 62,375

Further Education & Training Non Pay Grants (B5) 163,292 156,284

Retirement Benefit Funding (B7) 31,626 37,912

Total Vote 26 - Department of Education and Skills 317,060 344,858

Other Oireachtas

National Training Fund† 278,916 344,086

Total State Funding - Non Capital# 595,976 688,944

Capital

Vote 26 (Subheads B3 & B5) - Department of Education and Skills 3,000 4,276

Total State Funding - Capital 3,000 4,276

Total State Funding 598,976 693,220

# Non Capital State funding is reported net of surpluses recovered from ETBs amounting to €22.754m relating to previous years. Excluding this recovery Non Capital State funding for FET activities in 2015 would have been €618.730m and total income would have been €614.079m.

† An amount of €278.916m (2014 : €344.086m) was received during the year from the National Training Fund. These funds were used to part-finance a range of Further Education & Training Programmes for both the employed and the unemployed including Apprenticeship, MOMENTUM, Skills Training, Traineeship, Bridging Foundation, Local Training Initiatives, Foundation/Progression in Community Training Centres, Specialist Training Providers, Workplace Basic Education Fund and Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme.

State funding includes an advancement of European Social Fund (ESF) funding and European Globalisation Fund (EGF) funding where relevant.

In line with DPER Circular 13/2014, a refund of €3.338m was made by SOLAS during 2015 to the Department of Education and Skills at the request of the Department. This refund comprises the final cumulative surplus of FAS for the 10 months ended 26 October 2013 amounting to €1.759m (0.5% of total income) and the surplus for the 14 months ended 31 December 2014 for SOLAS amounting to €1.579m (0.2% of total income).



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6 Other Income

2015€’000

201414 months*

€’000

EU Initiatives 198 0

Construction Activities 3,355 3,392

Miscellaneous Income 210 723

Total 3,763 4,115

7 Payroll Costs, Retirement Benefit Costs and Overheads

Note2015

€’000

201414 months*

€’000

Payroll Costs

Transferred Operations 0 19,194

CEO, Communications and Secretariat 600 619

Strategy & Knowledge 2,764 2,561

Skills Development / Central Programmes 4,180 5,933

Resources 4,595 7,021

Total Payroll Costs 12,139 35,328

Total Retirement Benefit Costs 15(i)(a) 19,190 44,968

Overheads

Travel & Subsistence† 348 1,076

Staff Training & Development 143 234

Depreciation 10 269 2,944

Establishment Costs 2,721 9,195

Programme Development Costs 149 492

Communications & Information Technology 1,170 2,979

Insurance & Accidents 304 596

Other Overheads‡ 2,804 2,190

Total Overheads 7,908 19,706

Total Payroll, Retirement Benefit and Overhead Costs 39,237 100,002

‡ Other Overheads include Comptroller & Auditor General Audit Fee 40 60

‡ Other Overheads also includes an amount of €1.5m ( court award of €846,240 plus a provision for costs) related to a High Court decision in November 2015 as a result of legal action against SOLAS related to a 2007 FÁS legacy matter.

† Travel & Subsistence amounting to €57k for European Globalisation Fund (EGF) is included in EGF Programme Costs (Note 8).



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8 Programme Costs

2015€’000

2014 14 months*

€’000

Bridging Foundation 0 2,603

Foundation / Progression in Community Training Centres 0 17,527

Return to Work 0 8

Skills Training (including Sponsored) 0 34,006

Traineeship 0 16,230

Local Training Initiatives 0 17,059

Wider Horizons 0 112

Specialist Training Providers 0 22,338

Online and Blended Learning 2,753 3,760

Library Project 0 290

Redundant Apprentice Placement Scheme 0 368

Evening Courses 0 3,310

European Globalisation Fund † 1,048 343

European & Other Initiatives 0 57

Momentum (Labour Market Education & Training Fund) 10,887 9,070

Training For Employment 14,688 127,081

Apprenticeship 1,156 14,081

Construction 1,057 729

Training In Employment 2,213 14,810

Post Leaving Certificate Review 83 0

FET Skills Profile Project 85 0

Miscellaneous 168 0

Total Programme Costs 17,069 141,891

* The majority of the 2014 programme costs relate to Training Centre activity for the 8 months to July 1 2014.

† Additional EGF Grants amounting to €235k were processed by Limerick & Clare ETB on behalf of SOLAS in 2014 and were reimbursed by SOLAS as part of Grant Funding.


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9(a) Direct Provision of Funding

Summary of Grants Paid to Education and Training Boards

Education & Training Board

FurtherEducation

€’000Training

€’000Capital€’000

2015Total

€’000

2014Total

€’000

Cavan & Monaghan 6,201 2,139 0 8,340 6,896

City of Dublin 35,806 45,933 278 82,017 85,963

Cork 17,919 30,605 494 49,018 51,938

Donegal 9,521 12,725 108 22,354 14,697

Dublin & Dun Laoghaire 22,731 41,403 168 64,302 68,916

Galway & Roscommon 17,011 15,808 128 32,947 24,798

Kerry 8,804 15,159 391 24,354 24,997

Kildare & Wicklow 17,322 2,941 0 20,263 17,107

Kilkenny & Carlow 7,363 0 0 7,363 7,408

Laois & Offaly 7,507 0 0 7,507 7,892

Limerick & Clare 20,531 32,676 737 53,944 34,751

Longford & Westmeath 6,048 28,472 0 34,520 24,360

Louth & Meath 10,397 17,783 174 28,354 23,161

Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim 9,474 18,309 65 27,848 20,782

Tipperary 8,221 0 0 8,221 6,987

Waterford & Wexford 17,647 38,216 162 56,025 38,111

Total 222,503 302,169 2,705 527,377 458,764

Grants to ETBs are reported net of surpluses recovered amounting to €22.754m relating to previous years. Excluding this recovery Grants to ETBs in 2015 would have been €550.131m.


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9(b) Direct Provision of Funding

Summary of Grants Paid to Schools and other Organisations

Organisations within the Further Education Sector2015

€’0002014

€’000

AONTAS - The National Adult Learning Organisation 1,080 985

Adult Education Guidance Association of Ireland (AEGAI) 5 5

Adult Literacy Organisers Association (ALOA)† 13 14

Age Action Ireland 67 70

Community Education Facilitators Association (CEFA)• 5 0

Dyslexia Association of Ireland 129 137

Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) 50 50

Educational Trust, c/o PACE, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 18 19

Irish Countrywomen’s Association 21 22

Irish Deaf Society 204 197

Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) 20 20

National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) 1,758 1,686

National Association of VTOS Coordinators (NAVC)# 10 0

National Association of Adult & Community Education Directors (NACED) 4 4

National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE) 179 188

Peoples College, Dublin 1 92 97

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT/REGSA) 151 159

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT/NALA) 494 550

4,300 4,203

Non- ETB Schools - Back to Education Initiative (BTEI)

Central College Limerick 54 54

Donahies Community School, Donaghmede, Dublin 13 52 53

Mary Immaculate Secondary School, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare 39 39

Nagle Rice Secondary School, Doneraile, Co Cork 17 17

North Presentation Secondary School, Farrenree, Co Cork 69 69

Presentation Secondary School, Cannon Street, Waterford 33 33

Sacred Heart Secondary School, Clonakilty, Co Cork 39 39

Sancta Maria College, Louisburgh, Co Mayo 13 13

Scoil Bernadette, Montenotte, Cork° 23 0

Scoil Mhuire, Ennistymon, Co Clare 13 13

St Joseph’s Secondary School, Spanish Point, Co Clare 41 41

St Michael’s Castlerea, Co Roscommon 28 28

421 399

Organisations within the Training Sector

Fast track to Information Technology (FIT) 1,144 1,266

Irish Association of Community Training Organisations (IACTO) 195 250

1,339 1,516

Miscellaneous Grant Payments

Central Statistics Office (PIAAC)* 0 15

Department of Education & Skills (LDA)‡ 124 127

Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (PIAAC)* 0 30

Payments to various schools for QQI Authentication 16 0

St Louis Community School, Kiltimagh, Co Mayo 20 0

160 172

Total Grants Paid 6,220 6,290


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9(b) Summary of Grants Paid to Schools and other Organisations (continued)

A Grant of €10k for The Adult Education Officers Association was paid by Waterford & Wexford ETB in 2014 and 2015 and is included in Note 9(a).A Grant of €20k for The National Association of Youthreach Co-Ordinators (NAYC) was paid by Dublin & Dun Laoghaire ETB in 2014 and 2015 and is included in Note 9(a).† This Grant to ALOA was processed by Cavan & Monaghan ETB on behalf of SOLAS in 2014 and 2015.• A Grant of €5k was paid to (CEFA) by Longford & Westmeath ETB in 2014 and was processed by Louth & Meath

ETB on behalf of SOLAS in 2015.# A Grant of €10k was paid to (NAVC) by Laois Offaly ETB in 2014 and was processed by Cork ETB on behalf of

SOLAS in 2015.° Payment made in 2015 includes 2014 Grant.‡ Locally Devised Assessments (LDA) payments to teachers in Voluntary Secondary, Community and Comprehensive

Schools paid via the Department of Education and Skills.* Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

10 Property, Plant & Equipment

Note

2015Land &

Buildings€’000

2015Equipment

& Furniture€’000

2015Total

€’000

2014Total

14 months*€’000

Cost

Opening Balance 85 2,917 3,002 267,061

Assets transferred to ETBs † 10(i) 0 0 0 (257,806)

Disposals during the period 10(ii) 0 (123) (123) (7,620)

Additions during the period 38 446 484 1,367

Balance at the end of the period 123 3,240 3,363 3,002

Accumulated Depreciation

Opening Balance 0 2,463 2,463 111,743

Depreciation on Assets transferred to ETBs 10(i) 0 0 0 (104,605)

Depreciation on Disposals 10(ii) 0 (123) (123) (7,620)

Charge for the period 10(iii) 4 265 269 2,944

4 2,605 2,609 2,462

Net Book Value at the end of the year/period 119 635 754 540

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10 Property, Plant & Equipment (continued)

10(i) Transfer of assets to Education and Training Boards

The transfer of property and equipment to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) was completed in 2014. In total 19 Training Centres transferred to 12 ETBs. A further 4 ETBs did not receive a SOLAS training centre. Net assets transferred to the ETBs on 1 January 2014 (Phase 1) and 1 July 2014 (Phase 2) amounted to €153.201m.

Education and Training Board

Land & Buildings

(NBV)€’000

Equipment & Furniture

(NBV)€’000

Total(NBV)

€’000

Phase 1

City of Dublin 34,444 219 34,663

Cork 12,122 283 12,405

Dublin & Dun Laoghaire 41,837 213 42,050

Kerry 7,764 434 8,198

Sub-Total 96,167 1,149 97,316

Phase 2

Donegal 8,513 119 8,632

Galway & Roscommon 5,781 143 5,924

Laois & Offaly 5,768 0 5,768

Limerick & Clare 11,181 129 11,310

Longford & Westmeath 3,952 114 4,066

Louth & Meath 4,194 81 4,275

Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim 5,451 78 5,529

Waterford & Wexford 10,257 124 10,381

Sub-Total 55,097 788 55,885

Total 151,264 1,937 153,201

10(ii) Asset Disposal

The disposal of equipment and furniture in the period of €0.123m (2014: €4.448m) related to fully depreciated legacy and obsolete equipment.

10(iii) All depreciation, asset disposal, asset write-off and impairment charges are financed by a corresponding transfer from the Capital Reserve.

10(iv) An amount of €979 was refunded to the Department of Education and Skills in 2015 for equipment assets sold in 2014.


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11 Inventory

2015 As at

31 December 2015€’000

2014 As at

31 December 2014€’000

Stationery / Printing 11 10

Total 11 10

12 Receivables

2015 As at

31 December 2015€’000

2014 As at

31 December 2014€’000

Trade and Other Receivables 179 247

General Prepayments 661 380

European Initiative Grants 0 4

Total 840 631

13 Payables

2015 As at

31 December 2015€’000

2014 As at

31 December 2014€’000

Trade Payables 707 81

Accruals 2,251 2,782

Provisions 654 0

Holiday Pay Provision 179 182

Payroll Deductions 17 9

EU Initiatives 0 207

Total 3,808 3,261

14 Employees and Remuneration

Note2015

€’000

201414 months*

€’000

Wages and Salaries 11,398 33,297

Employer PRSI Costs 741 2,031

Total 7 12,139 35,328



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14(a) Table of Employee Benefits

Benefit Band€

†Number of FTE Employees at

31 December 2015

Number of FTE Employees at

31 December 2014

20,001 - 60,000 130 137

60,001 - 70,000 25 30

70,001 - 80,000 29 31

80,001 - 90,000 1 2

90,001 - 100,000 9 7

100,001 - 110,000 0 0

110,001 - 120,000 0 0

120,001 - 130,000 2 1

130,001 - 140,000 0 0

140,001 - 150,000 1 2

150,001 - 160,000 0 0

160,001 - 170,000 0 0

170,001 - 180,000 0 0

180,001 - 190,000 1 1

Total 198 211

Employee benefits include salary and BIK but exclude employer retirement benefit contributions.

Total employer retirement benefit contributions for the organisation amounted to €238,756 in 2015. Total employer retirement benefit contributions for the organisation amounted to €595,132 for the period 27 October 2013 to 31 December 2014.

† FTE - Full Time Equivalents

A total of 198 staff (full time equivalents) were being paid by SOLAS at 31 December 2015 (2014: 211) compared to an Employment Control Framework (ECF) figure of 203 for 31 December 2015 (2014: 200).

The number paid at 31 December 2015 excludes 2 staff on secondment whose salary is recouped. A further 33 staff were unpaid being on leave of absence, on career breaks, in receipt of Permanent Health Insurance, on nil pay due to sick leave or on pension rate of pay.

The salary of the Chief Executive Officer for the year 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 amounted to €175,554. The annual salary of the Chief Executive Officer for 2014 amounted to €175,554. Other remuneration costs for the year 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 amount to €9,620 in relation to benefit in kind. Other remuneration costs for 2014 amounted to €9,620. The superannuation entitlements of the Chief Executive Officer do not extend beyond the standard entitlements of the public sector defined benefit superannuation scheme.

An amount of €762,154 was deducted from Wages and Salaries for the year 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 in relation to the Pension Levy and paid to the Department of Education and Skills. An amount of €2,217,659 was deducted from Wages and Salaries for the period 27 October 2013 to 31 December 2014 in relation to the Pension Levy and paid to the Department of Education and Skills.


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14(b) Fees and Expenses paid to Board members

In accordance with the requirements of Paragraph 12.1 (iv) of the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies fees and expenses paid to the Board in the year ended 31 December 2015 are disclosed hereunder. As SOLAS Board members do not receive any fees the disclosure relates only to expenses paid in respect of attendance at Board meetings.

2015€’000

Expenses

2014€’000

14 months*Expenses

Pat Delaney (Chairman) 0 0

Paul O Toole (Chief Executive Officer) 0 0

Bernadette Brady 0 0

Paul O Sullivan 0 0

Sean Burke 0 0

Cathriona Hallahan 0 0

David Barrett 1 2

Liz Cassidy 3 3

Patricia Carey 5 3

Darragh J Loftus 4 4

Kenneth Whyte 3 5

Cecilia Munro 0 0

William Egenton 0 0

Total 16 17


15 Superannuation Schemes

Under Section 8 of the Labour Services Act, 1987, FÁS was required to prepare and administer retirement benefit schemes for the granting of retirement benefit entitlements to its staff. The superannuation schemes were approved in 1998 by the then Ministers for Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

There are two retirement benefit schemes as follows:

• A defined benefit scheme which provides retirement benefits to former AnCO staff. This scheme closed to new members on 1 January 1988. On 31 December 2009 the assets of the scheme of €364.6m were transferred to the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) in accordance with the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. In line with the provisions of the Act, the obligation to pay benefits in accordance with the approved benefit rules of the transferred retirement benefit fund has effect after the date of the relevant transfer.

• An unfunded defined benefit scheme whose benefits are paid out of the funding provided annually by the Department of Education and Skills each year.

Contribution’s from staff in both schemes are paid over to the Department of Education and Skills each year.

In accordance with Section 46 of the Further Education and Training Act 2013 the retirement benefit payments and other superannuation liabilities of staff transferred to Education and Training Boards (ETBs) on 1 January and 1 July 2014 became the liability of the ETBs.


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15 Superannuation Schemes (continued)

15(i) SOLAS commissioned an actuarial valuation of accrued liabilities at the financial reporting date and the cost of benefits (service cost) accrued during the year. The results of this valuation and assumptions used based on the projected unit method are listed hereunder.

2015€’000

201414 months*

€’000

(a) Retirement Benefit Costs

Current Service Cost 3,990 9,658

Interest Expense 15,200 35,310

Total 19,190 44,968

(b) Present Value of SOLAS Accrued Liability at beginning of year/period 760,400 847,545

Current Service Cost 3,990 9,658

Interest on Obligation 15,200 35,310

Contributions from Plan Members 914 2,783

Actuarial (Gain) / Loss (54,510) (96,369)

Benefits Paid (31,492) (38,527)

Present Value of SOLAS Accrued Liability at end of year/period 694,502 760,400

(c) Net Deferred Funding for Retirement Benefits in the year/period

The net deferred funding for retirement benefits recognised in the Statement of Income and Expenditure is as follows:

2015€’000

201414 months*

€’000

Funding Recoverable in respect of current period retirement benefit costs 20,104 47,751

State Grant applied to pay retirement benefits (31,492) (38,527)

(11,388) 9,224

(d) Actuarial Assumptions

The Financial Assumptions used for FRS102 purposes were: 2015 2014

Discount Rate 2.25% 2.00%

Price Inflation 1.50% 1.40%

Salary Increases 2.00% 0.00%

State Pension Increases 1.50% 0.00%

Retirement Benefit Increases 2.00% 0.00%

The mortality tables used in 2015 reflect the results of a recent Society of Actuaries investigation into the mortality experience of self-administered pension schemes in Ireland. The mortality investigation indicated that mortality rates continues to decrease, but at a rate lower than had been previously assumed. This is consistent with the reduction in population mortality improvement rates recorded by the CSO in recent years and is also consistent with the CSO’s decision to reduce the assumed rates of future mortality improvements in its latest set of labour force projections.



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15 Superannuation Schemes (continued)

The average life expectancy, in years, of a pensioner retiring is as follows:2015

Retiring at 602014

Retiring at 60

Males 25.8 years 27.5 years

Females 28.5 years 29.7 years

2015Retiring at 65

2014Retiring at 65

Males 21.1 years 22.7 years

Females 23.6 years 24.9 years

(e) Actuarial Gain / (Loss)2015

€’000

201414 months*

€’000

Experience Gain / (Loss) due to Transferred Operations 0 203,821

Experience Gain / (Loss) due to Transfers to other bodies on knock for knock basis 0 1,646

Experience Gain / (Loss) other than above 0 (7,838)

Total Experience Gain / (Loss) Recognised in the SCI† 0 197,629

Effect of changes in actuarial assumptions Recognised in the SCI 54,510 (101,260)

Actuarial Gain / (Loss) Recognised in the SCI 54,510 96,369

Cumulative Gains / (Losses) Recognised in the SCI 46,296 (8,214)

15(ii) The retirement benefit liability of €694.502m includes an amount of €574.300m (82.7%) related to the retirement benefit liabilities of legacy organisations currently being administered by SOLAS. These retirement benefits are being paid by the Payroll Shared Service Centre (PSSC). Arrangements are under consideration with the Department of Education & Skills to have the funding associated with such retirement benefits assigned directly to the PSSC rather that being routed through the books of SOLAS.

15(iii) SOLAS recognises as an asset amounts owing from the State for the unfunded deferred liability for retirement benefits on the basis of a number of past events. These events include the statutory backing for the superannuation scheme and the policy and practice in relation to funding public service retirement benefits including the annual estimates process. SOLAS has no evidence that the funding policy will not continue to progressively meet this amount in funding in accordance with current practice. The deferred funding asset for retirement benefits as at 31 December 2015 amounted to €694.502 million. The calculation of the deferred asset is solely for FRS102 reporting purposes.

From 2010 onwards, in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, future retirement benefits of the transferred retirement benefit fund will be met on a “pay as you go basis” out of the funding provided annually by the Department of Education and Skills. Contributions from staff and the employer in this scheme are paid over to the Department on a monthly basis.

† Statement of Comprehensive Income



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16 Lease Commitments

SOLAS had the following future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable (up to lease break clauses where these apply) operating leases.

2015 As at

31 December 2015€’000

2014 As at

31 December 2014€’000

Operating Lease Commitments

Payable within one year 3,769 3,698

Payable within 2 to 5 years 6,145 9,171

Payable after 5 years 2,597 3,339

Total 12,511 16,208

All Operating Leases are in relation to Buildings. SOLAS has no other Operating Leases. The lease commitments at 2015 year end (net of sublets of €2.627m) are €9.884m for 4 properties. The lease commitments at 2014 year end (net of sublets of €4.384m) were €11.824m for 4 properties. Operating lease payments recognised as an expense in 2015 were €1.935m (2014 : €5.086m). No leases were terminated by SOLAS in 2015. All properties were utilised. All Operating Leases are continuously reviewed by SOLAS.

Under the lease agreement for the SOLAS office on Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1 a rent free period of 10 months commenced after the payment of the first quarter rent. The value of the incentive has been spread across the life of the lease.

Finance Lease Commitments

There were no Finance Leases.

17 Funding

Most of SOLAS’ income is a grant from the Department of Education and Skills which is provided to meet liabilities maturing during the year, as opposed to expenditure incurred during the year. SOLAS recognises its income from the Department of Education and Skills on a cash basis, whereas expenditure is recognised as incurred. As a result, the annual surplus or deficit on the Statement of Income and Expenditure and the accumulated surplus or deficit do not represent normal operating surpluses or deficits and are largely attributable to the difference between accruals expenditure and cash-based funding.

18 Capital Commitments

At 31 December 2015 SOLAS had entered into total capital commitments amounting to €0.081m. Capital commitments at 31 December 2014 amounted to €0.260m.

19 Contingent Liability

In the normal course of business SOLAS is involved in various legal actions including the finalisation of legacy cases involving FÁS. After careful assessment of each case, the Board is confident that there are no actions, including the legacy actions, which, when settled, are likely to have a material impact on the financial statements.


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20 Related Party Disclosures

Key management personnel in SOLAS consist of the CEO and members of the Board of Directors. Total compensation paid to key management personnel, including Board members’ fees and expenses and total CEO remuneration, amounted to €200,914 (2014 : €202,338). A breakdown of remuneration and benefits paid to key management personnel is provided in notes 14(a) and 14(b).

SOLAS adopts procedures in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform covering the personal interests of Board members. In the normal course of business, SOLAS may approve grants or enter into other contractual arrangements with entities in which SOLAS Board members are employed or are otherwise interested.

In cases of potential conflict of interest, Board members do not receive Board documentation on the proposed transactions nor do the members participate in or attend Board discussions relating to the matters. All such instances are recorded in the Board minutes. There was one occasion during the year when two Board members did not participate in or attend Board discussions relating to matters that represented a conflict of their interests.

21 Board Approval

The Board approved the Financial Statements on 26 April, 2016.


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Grants to Schools & Other Organisations

Grants to ETBs

Programme Costs

Overheads

Total Payroll Costs

1.4%3.0%

2.1%

92.4%

1.1%

€’000

Total Payroll Costs 12,139

Total Overheads 7,908

Total Programme Costs 17,069

Total Grants to ETBs 527,377

Total Grants to Schools & Other Organisations 6,220

Sources of Income Excluding Pensions

Exchequer Funding (including ESF Advanced)

Other Income

National Training Fund (including ESF Advanced)50.5%

0.7%

48.8%

€’000

National Training Fund 278,916

Other Income 3,763

Exchequer Funding 288,409

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Appendix iii

Further Education and Training Programme Types

Full Time Further Education and Training Programmes funded by SOLAS and provided by ETBs

• Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) Courses

• Apprenticeship Training

• Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)

• Youthreach

• Bridging/Foundation courses

• Blended Learning

• Specific Skills Training (SST)

• Traineeship

• Career Traineeship

• Community Training Centres (CTCs)

• Specialist Training Providers (STPs)

• The Local Training Initiative programme (LTI)

• Justice Workshop

Part Time Further Education and Training Programmes funded by SOLAS and provided by ETBs

• Back to Education Initiative (BTEI)

• Adult Literacy (AL)

• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

• Skills for Work

• Evening Courses

• Blended Learning Courses

• Community Education

• FET Cooperation Hours

• Intensive Tuition in Adult Basic Education (ITABE)

• Libraries Training

• Refugee Resettlement

• Voluntary Literacy Tuition

Further Education and Training Programmes managed by SOLAS

• MOMENTUM

• ECollege

• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)/Quarrying Skills Certification Scheme (QSCS) and Safe Pass Programmes


74

Appendix iv

Membership of Advisory and Other Committees (for the period 1st January to 31st December, 2015)

meetings held

National Apprenticeship Advisory Committee (NAAC) (3)

William Egenton Chairman + SOLAS Board Member

Elizabeth Cassidy SOLAS Board Member

Dermot Carey Employer Representative [Construction Industry Federation (CIF)

Fergal Costello Higher Education Authority (HEA)

Eamon Devoy (ICTU Rep) Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU)

Jim Moore (ICTU Rep) Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT)

Barry O’Connor Institutes of Technology Apprenticeship Committee (ITAC)

Phil O’Flaherty Department of Education and Skills (DES)

Margaret O’Shea Employer Representative [Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI)

Martin G. O’Brien Education & Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

Ray Kelly SOLAS - Executive

Chris Feeney SOLAS - Secretariat

Changes to membership during 2015

• Denis Rowan, SOLAS Executive, retired from NAAC in December, 2014 and was replaced by Ray Kelly as the SOLAS Executive at the NAAC meeting on 25th February 2015

• Chris Feeney, SOLAS, assumed the role of Secretariat to the NAAC

meetings held

NAAC – Redundant Apprentice Accreditation Sub-Committee (3)

Peter Egan Chairman + Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB)

Eugene Branley Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB)

Eamon Devoy Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU)

Tommy Moloney G&T Crampton Limited (CIF)

David Nicholson (from Oct. 2014) Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute (ITAC)

Martin McMahon SOLAS - Secretariat


• Liam Quirke resigned on 19th September, 2014 and was replaced by David Nicholson who attended his first meeting on 21st October, 2014.

• Arthur Hall - (temporary substitute for E. Devoy – attended one meeting on 21st October, 2015)


75

Membership of Advisory and Other Committees (continued) (for the period 1st January to 31st December, 2015)

meetings held

NAAC – National Apprenticeship Appeals Committee (3)

Patricia Cassells (24/03/2015 mtg) Chairman + Dublin & Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB)

Eugene Branley Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB)

Eamon Devoy Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU)

Tommy Flaherty Construction Industry Federation (CIF)

Peter Heffernan City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB)

Tony Wallace Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT)

Chris Feeney SOLAS - Apprenticeship & Construction Services

Joe Roe SOLAS - Legal Services

Martin McMahon SOLAS - Secretariat


• Tommy Flaherty replaced Dermot Carey as the CIF representative and attended his first meeting on 4th May, 2015.

Appendix iv (continued)


76

Membership of Advisory and Other Committees (continued)(for the period 1st January to 31st December, 2015)

meetings held

FET Strategy Implementation Advisory Committee (SIAC) (4)

Peter Baldwin Chairperson, Department of Education & Skills (DES)

Fionnuala Anderson Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDETB)

Inez Bailey National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)

Marie Bourke Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) (to Oct. 2015)*

Bernadette Brady The Irish National Adult Learning Organisation (AONTAS) (to July, 2015)**

John Burke Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER)

Sorcha Carthy Higher Education Authority (HEA) (from July 2015)***

Liz Carroll Irish Small and Medium Enterprises (ISME)

Cynthia Deane Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board (KCETB)

Tony Donohoe Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)

Bryan Fields SOLAS

John Fitzgibbons Cork Education and Training Board (CETB)

Fiona Hartley SOLAS

David Leahy Galway and Roscommon Education & Training Board (GRETB)

Jennifer McKenzie National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)

Clare McMahon Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

Michael Moriarty Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI)

Phil O’Flaherty Department of Education and Skills (DES)

Niamh O’Reilly Irish National Adult Learning Organisation (AONTAS) (from Oct. 2015)**

Paul O’Toole SOLAS

William Parnell Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) (from Oct 2015)*

Kathleen Stack Department of Social Protection (DSP)

Mary-Liz Trant Higher Education Authority (HEA) (to July, 2015)***

David Treacy City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB)

Padraig Walsh Quality and Qualifi cations Ireland (QQI)


* Bernadette Brady attended her fi nal meeting in July, 2015. Niamh O’Reilly replaced Bernadette Brady as the AONTAS representative and attended her fi rst meeting in October, 2015,

** William Parnell replaced Marie Bourke as the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) representative with effect from October, 2015 meeting

*** Sorcha Carthy (HEA) accompanied Mary-Liz Trant, (the then HEA representative) to the July, 2015 meeting. The Committee was advised that S. Carthy would be replacing M-L Trant as the HEA representative with effect from the October, 2015 meeting.

Appendix iv (continued)

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Leas a bhaint as scileanna daoine aonair, an geilleagar a neartú agus dlúthchaidreamh sóisialta a chur chun cinn.

TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL 2015

De bhun Alt 32 (1) den Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, cuireann an tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) an Tuarascáil Bhliantúil uaithi don tréimhse 12 mhí ón 1 Eanáir 2015 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015 faoi bhráid an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna leis seo.

Acht na dTeangacha Oifi giúla 2003

Foilsítear an Tuarascáil Bhliantúil seo go comhuaineach sa dá theanga oifi giúla.

Tá freagracht ar SOLAS, an tÚdarás Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, as cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna a chistiú, a phleanáil agus a chomhordú. Tá sí á comhchistiú ag Rialtas na hÉireann agus ag an Aontas Eorpach faoi fhorálacha Chláir Chistí Struchtúracha agus Infheistíochtaí an AE d’Éirinn don tréimhse 2014-2020.

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Ag infheistiú i do dhánCiste Sóisialta na hEorpa

SOLAS – An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna An tÚdarás Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna – Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2015

1

Brollach ón gCathaoirleach 2

Brollach ón bPríomhoifi geach Feidhmiúcháin 4

Bord SOLAS 6

Coistí Boird SOLAS 6

Struchtúr Eagrúcháin 8

Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint sa Bhliain 2015 11

Forbhreathnú ar Ghníomhaíochtaí 13

Straitéis agus Eolas 13

• An Creat Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Chur ar Aghaidh 13

• Plean Corparáideach SOLAS 2014-2016 15

• Taighde SOLAS 16

• An Plean Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2015 16

Forbairt Scileanna 19

• Nuálaíocht Clár Náisiúnta/Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach agus Forbairt an Fhórsa Saothair 19

• Cláir Lárnacha 21

• Seirbhísí Printíseachta agus Tógála 26

Acmhainní 31

• Tacaíocht Eagrúcháin 31

• An Córas Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí 31

Rialachas Corparáideach 33

Cuntais 37

Faisnéis Eile agus Aguisíní 69

Clár ábhar


5

Cuireadh breis agus 345,000 deis ar fáil san earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna sa

bhliain 2015

Tá áthas orm an dara Tuarascáil Bhliantúil ó SOLAS, ina gcuimsítear an tréimhse 12 mhí ón 1 Eanáir 2015 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015, a chur faoi bhráid an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna de réir Alt 32(1) den Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013.Le linn na tréimhse tuairiscithe sin, cuireadh méid suntasach ama agus iarrachta isteach chun cur leis na hathruithe ollmhóra a bhí ann san earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna sa dá bhliain roimhe.

Cuireadh breis agus 345,000 deis ar fáil san earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna sa bhliain 2015. Soláthraíodh na háiteanna sin ar bhonn lánaimseartha, ar bhonn páirtaimseartha agus ar líne. Cuireadh iad ar fáil ar fud raon éagsúil cineálacha cláir, amhail cláir Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta, cláir Oideachas Pobail, cláir Iar-Ardteistiméireachta, cláir Phrintíseachta agus Cláir Oiliúna. Tá an creat infheistíochta Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna don bhliain 2015 bunaithe ar thaighde agus ar roinnt tionscnamh beartais de chuid an Rialtais, lena n-áirítear an Plean Gníomhaíochta do Phoist, Bealaí chun na hOibre, agus an Ráthaíocht don Aos Óg.

Den iomad forbairtí a tháinig chun cinn ar fud na hEarnála Oideachais sa bhliain 2015, b’fhéidir gur le réimse na Printíseachta a bhain na cinn ba shuntasaí díobh. D’eisigh an Chomhairle Printíseachta gairm tograí le haghaidh printíseachtaí nua ó chuibhreannas comhlachtaí tionscail, comhlachtaí gairmiúla agus soláthraithe oideachais agus oiliúna. Údar misnigh a bhí sa fhreagairt don ghairm sin agus fuarthas líon mór tograí ina leith. Rinneadh meastóireacht ar na tograí ansin agus, i mí Iúil 2015, d’fhógair Jan O’Sullivan TD, an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, agus Damien English TD, an tAire Stáit um Scileanna, Taighde agus Nuálaíocht, go gcuirfí 25 cinn de na tograí a fuarthas ar aghaidh chuig céim mhionsonraithe forbartha.

Tá na cúig thogra is fi che dírithe ar raon leathan scileanna agus earnálacha, lena n-áirítear an déantúsaíocht agus an innealtóireacht, an turasóireacht agus an spórt, seirbhísí airgeadais, teicneolaíocht na faisnéise, an tIompar, an dáileachán agus an lóistíocht, agus an riarachán agus an bhainistíocht gnó. Is idir dhá bhliain agus ceithre bliana a mhairfi dh na cineálacha nua printíseachtaí atá á mbeartú. Tairgfear iad ag leibhéil a cúig go dtí a naoi ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí. Tá SOLAS ag obair leis an gComhairle Printíseachta agus lena cuid comhpháirtithe chun an méid sin a chur ar aghaidh.

Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le Jan O’Sullivan TD, an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, le Damien English TD, an tAire Stáit um Scileanna, Taighde agus Nuálaíocht, agus le feidhmeannaigh ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna as an treoir agus as an tacaíocht a thug siad le linn na bliana.

Chomh maith leis sin, ba mhaith liom aitheantas a thabhairt don obair a rinne Paul O’Toole, Príomhoifi geach Feidhmiúcháin SOLAS, foireann SOLAS, na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, agus ár gcuid comhpháirtithe eile ar fud na hearnála Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna. Chuir siad beocht nua sa réimse Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus rinne siad rogha dhearfach oideachasúil den

Bhreisoideachas agus Oiliúint le haghaidh foghlaimeoirí de gach aois atá ag céimeanna difriúla dá ngairm agus dá bhforbairt ghairmiúil.

Thar ceann an Bhoird, ba mhaith liom a dhearbhú arís eile go bhfuilimid tiomanta do thacaíocht a thabhairt do SOLAS i ngach a ndéanann sí. Is ag comhaltaí den Bhord atá raon leathan taithí ar an tionscal agus ar an oideachas agus comhlánaíonn an taithí sin an t-eolas fairsing agus na scileanna fairsing atá le fáil i SOLAS. Agus sinn ag obair le chéile, creidimid go mbímid ag brú fíorathrú chun cinn agus go mbímid ag cur fíorluach ar fáil d’fhoghlaimeoirí, d’fhostóirí agus do phobail ar fud na hÉireann de réir mar a leanann an tír ar aghaidh le téarnamh geilleagrach a bhaint amach.

Leanann an Bord ar aghaidh le treo straitéiseach a chur ar fáil do SOLAS tríd an maoirseacht a dhéanann sé ar an bPlean Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus ar ghníomhaíocht ghaolmhar cistiúcháin agus ar an obair atá á déanamh chun an Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2014-2019 a chur ar aghaidh agus chun Plean Corparáideach SOLAS 2014-2016 a chur chun feidhme. Thar ceann an Bhoird, táimid ag tnúth le treoir agus le tacaíocht a thabhairt do SOLAS thar na blianta atá le teacht.

Patrick DelaneyCathaoirleachBord SOLAS

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Le linn na bliana 2015,baineadh fíordhul chun cinn amach sa dóigh a dtacaímidne san earnáil le foghlaimeoirí agus sa dóigh a gcinntímid go bhfuil na scileanna a sholáthraímid ag teastáil

Bliain deise don Bhreisoideachas agus Oiliúint ba ea an bhliain 2015. De réir mar a lean an geilleagar de bheith ag téarnamh, tháinig athrú ar an timpeallacht ina n-oibríonn SOLAS agus ár bpríomh-chomhpháirtithe, na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, soláthraithe eile Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, gníomhaireachtaí agus comhlachtaí. Lean an líon daoine atá ar an mbeochlár de bheith ag titim agus tosaíodh ar bhéim nua a chur ar scileanna a fhorbairt i measc daoine atá i mbun oibre. Cinntíodh ag an am céanna go raibh tacaí ar ardchaighdeán fós ar fáil do dhaoine ar mhian leo scileanna nua a ghnóthú nó dul ar aghaidh chuig an mbreisoideachas nó chuig an ardoideachas.

Tá SOLAS agus na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna tiomanta do thacú le hoideachas agus le hoiliúint ó leibhéal a haon go leibhéal a sé ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí. Le linn na tréimhse tuairiscithe, baineadh fíordhul chun cinn amach sa dóigh a dtacaímidne san earnáil le foghlaimeoirí agus sa dóigh a gcinntímid go bhfuil na scileanna a sholáthraímid ag teastáil ó fhiontair agus ó dhaoine aonair. Rinneamar é sin trí dhíriú ar dhá cheann de na príomhspriocanna atá leagtha síos sa Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, is iad sin: Scileanna don Gheilleagar, agus Cuimsiú Gníomhach.

Rinneadh a lán dul chun cinn ar an Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2014-2019 sa tréimhse. Leagtar amach sa Straitéis an fhís go n-éireoidh ár n-earnáil ina sárchóras comhtháite Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a bhfuil ardmheas ag foghlaimeoirí agus ag fostóirí araon air. Leagtar amach inti freisin treochlár uaillmhianach chun sinn a chumasú an fhís sin a bhaint amach. Tá bród orainn as a bhfuil bainte amach againn go dtí seo agus tá rún daingean againn tuilleadh éachtaí a bhaint amach thar na blianta eile den Straitéis.

Gné lárnach eile dár gcuid oibre sa bhliain 2015 ba ea spriocanna Phlean Corparáideach SOLAS a chomhlíonadh. Agus sinn ag dul isteach sa bhliain dheireanach den phlean sin, leanfaimid ar aghaidh leis an uaillmhian atá leagtha amach ann a bhaint amach, is é sin, feabhas a chur ar na nithe seo a leanas:

• Ábharthacht, cáilíocht agus soláthar an Bhreisoideachais agus na hOiliúna

• An fháil atá ar sholáthar Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna atá dírithe ar na scileanna bunleibhéil agus leibhéil idirmheánaigh a theastaíonn ó fhostaithe ionas gur féidir leo freastal ar na riachtanais atá ag fostóirí faoi láthair agus ar na riachtanais a bheidh acu amach anseo

• An t-eispéireas agus torthaí d’fhoghlaimeoirí, agus iad nasctha lena ullmhaí atá siad do dhul in iomaíocht le haghaidh post i margadh oscailte saothair

• An rannchuidiú a dhéanann an Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint maidir le forbairt gheilleagrach agus shóisialta.

Bhí áthas ar SOLAS cur le Straitéis Náisiúnta nua Scileanna a fhorbairt d’Éirinn, rud a fhoilseoidh an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna sa bhliain 2016. Sainaithneofar sa Straitéis an phróifíl scileanna atá againn in Éirinn faoi láthair agus soláthrófar inti fís straitéiseach agus cuspóirí sonracha le haghaidh na riachtanas scileanna a bheidh ag Éirinn amach anseo.

Le linn na bliana seo a chuaigh thart, d’oibrigh SOLAS go dlúth leis na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna chun a chinntiú go dtabharfaí aitheantas don rannchuidiú luachmhar is féidir leis an mBreisoideachas agus Oiliúint a dhéanamh, agus don rannchuidiú luachmhar a dhéanann an Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint i ndáiríre, maidir le saol foghlaimeoirí aonair, leis an bpobal mór agus le fostóirí atá ar lorg na scileanna ar leith chun cur lena ngnóthais. Aithnímid an tacaíocht ar fad a fuaireamar, agus a fhaighimid go fóill, ón iomad geallsealbhóirí agus comhpháirtithe atá againn, agus táimid buíoch as an tacaíocht sin. Táimid ag tnúth le bheith ag obair leo chun ár gcuspóirí comhchoiteanna a

bhaint amach sa todhchaí.

Paul O’ToolePríomhoifi geach FeidhmiúcháinSOLAS

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Bord SOLASAn tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna An tÚdarás Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Ba é an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna ag an am a rinne Bord SOLAS a cheapadh an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013. Tá an Bord comhdhéanta de Chathaoirleach agus 12 ghnáthchomhalta, lena n-áirítear Príomhoifi geach Feidhmiúcháin SOLAS (ar comhalta den Bhord de bhrí oifi ge é).

Cruinnithe ar Freastalaíodh Orthu

Patrick DELANEY - Cathaoirleach (7)

David BARRETT (7)

Bernadette BRADY (6)

Seán BURKE (8)

Patricia CAREY (8)

Elizabeth CASSIDY (6)

William EGENTON (6)

Cathriona HALLAHAN (7)

Darragh J. LOFTUS (7)

Cecilia MUNRO (8)

Paul O’SULLIVAN (7)

Paul O’TOOLE (8)

Kenneth WHYTE (7)

Tionóladh ocht (8) gcinn de Chruinnithe Boird

SOLAS le linn na tréimhse 12 mhí ón 1 Eanáir go

dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015.

Coistí Boird SOLAS Cruinnithe a tionóladh

An Coiste um Athbhreithniú Iniúchta agus Bainistíochta Riosca (6)

Comhaltaí

Cathriona Hallahan - Cathaoirleach, Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Seán Burke - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Robert Chestnutt - (Ceapaí seachtrach)

Paul O’Sullivan - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

An Tréimhse a Chuimsítear - 12 mhí Eanáir go Nollaig 2015

Patrick Delaney Cathaoirleach

Iar-Bhall de Chónaidhm Ghnólachtaí agus Fhostóirí na hÉireann (IBEC) Iar-Stiúrthóir - Comhlachas na nGnólachtaí Beaga (SFA)

David Barrett

Bunaitheoir agus Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta - MBCS, Cuideachta Onnmhairiúcháin atá faoi thacaíocht ag Fiontraíocht Éireann

Cathriona Hallahan

Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta - Microsoft Ireland

Bernadette Brady

Ionadaí d’Fhoghlaimeoirí Aosacha. Iar-Phríomhoifi geach Feidhmiúcháin, AONTAS - an Eagraíocht Náisiúnta um Fhoghlaim Aosach.

Cecilia Munro

Príomhoide - Institiúid Breisoideachais Dhún Laoghaire

Darragh J. Loftus

SmartBear Software


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An Coiste um Fhorbairt an Fhórsa Saothair agus Forbairt EagrúcháinCruinnithe a tionóladh (2)

Patrick Delaney, Cathaoirleach - Cathaoirleach ar Bhord SOLAS

Patricia Carey - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Kenneth Whyte - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Cuireadh an Coiste um Fhorbairt an Fhórsa Saothair agus Forbairt Eagrúcháin ar bun sa bhliain 2015 agus thionóil sé an chéad chruinniú dá chuid an 2 Meitheamh 2015.

Bhí comhaltaí de Bhord SOLAS ina gcomhaltaí de na Coistí Comhairleacha agus de Choistí Eile seo a leanas freisin le linn na bliana 2015:

• An Coiste Comhairleach um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

• An Coiste Comhairleach Náisiúnta um Printíseacht

(Féach Aguisín iv le haghaidh tuilleadh faisnéise)

An Coiste Pleanála StraitéisíCruinnithe a tionóladh (3)

Comhaltaí

Liz Cassidy - Cathaoirleach, Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

David Barrett - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Bernadette Brady - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Cecilia Munro - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Darragh J. Loftus - Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Fiona Hartley - Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin, Straitéis agus Eolas, SOLAS

Bryan Fields - Stiúrthóir, Straitéis agus Meastóireacht, SOLAS

Cuireadh an Coiste Pleanála Straitéisí ar bun sa bhliain 2015, agus é de dhualgas air comhairle a chur ar an mBord maidir le cur chun feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus Phlean Corparáideach SOLAS. Thionóil an Coiste an chéad chruinniú dá chuid an 2 Meitheamh 2015.

Seán Burke

Iar-Phríomhoifi geach Feidhmiúcháin - Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Luimnigh agus an Chláir

William Egenton

Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta - Dromone Engineering Limited

Elizabeth Cassidy

Stiúrthóir Bainistíochta - Irish Time Design Limited

Kenneth Whyte

Príomhoide - Coláiste Bhráithre na Toirbhearta, Corcaigh

Patricia Carey

Iar-Uachtarán - Coláiste Gnó Skerry, Corcaigh

Paul O’Sullivan

Déan agus Stiúrthóir - Coláiste Gnó, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath

Paul O’Toole (ex-offi cio)

Príomhoifi geach Feidhmiúcháin - SOLAS, an tÚdarás Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna


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Struchtúr Eagrúcháin Amhail an 31 Nollaig 2015

Príomhoifi geach FeidhmiúcháinPaul O’ Toole

StiúrthóirCumarsáid agus

RúnaíochtNikki Gallagher

Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin – Straitéis agus Eolas

Fiona Hartley

StiúrthóirStraitéis agus MeastóireachtBryan Fields

StiúrthóirFeabhsú Clár

Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Roisin Doherty

StiúrthóirPleanáil Oibriúcháin agus Caidreamh le

Geallsealbhóirí Ciaran Conlon

Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin – Forbairt ScileannaMary-Liz Trant

StiúrthóirSeirbhísí Printíseachta

agus TógálaRay Kelly

StiúrthóirNuálaíocht Clár Náisiúnta/

Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach agus Forbairt an

Fhórsa SaothairMary Lyons

StiúrthóirCláir LárnachaJim Wadden

Stiúrthóir Feidhmiúcháin – Acmhainní

Conor Dunne

StiúrthóirForbairt agus Tacaíocht

EagrúcháinShira Mehlman

StiúrthóirAirgeadas

Gerard Gasparro

StiúrthóirTFC

Tom Craig


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Saintréith na bliana 2015 ba ea bunathrú, athchóiriú agus athnuachan leanúnach laistigh den earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna in Éirinn.

D’imir SOLAS ról lárnach in athnuachan agus i leathnú leanúnach an chórais phrintíseachta in Éirinn, lenar áiríodh cead a thabhairt printíseachtaí nua a fhorbairt. Rinneadh dul chun cinn suntasach freisin maidir le cur chun feidhme a dhéanamh ar an Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2014-2019, ar an Straitéis Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta Aosach, agus ar an mbonneagar sonraí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna ina gcuimsítear féilire náisiúnta cúrsaí, bunachar sonraí náisiúnta cúrsaí agus bunachar sonraí náisiúnta foghlaimeoirí.

A bhuí leis an gcomhoibriú méadaithe atá ann idir SOLAS agus na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna óna mbunú sa bhliain 2013, táthar in ann próiseas níos comhleanúnaí agus níos comhtháite um pleanáil seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a reáchtáil i gcomhar le Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann agus leis an earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna i gcoitinne. Léiríodh an méid sin ar fad nuair a foilsíodh an Plean Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2015, rud atá ar an gcéad Phlean riamh atá comhtháite go hiomlán. Sa bhliain 2015, cuireadh níos mó ná 345,000

deis breisoideachais agus oiliúna ar fáil d’fhoghlaimeoirí trí chláir agus trí sheirbhísí arna gcistiú ag SOLAS.

I gcás roinnt tionscnamh beartais de chuid an Rialtais, amhail an Plean Gníomhaíochta do Phoist 2015, Bealaí chun na hOibre 2015, agus an Tionscnamh Ráthaíochta/Fostaíochta don Aos Óg atá faoi stiúir na Roinne Coimirce Sóisialaí, cuimsíonn siad gealltanais ón earnáil oideachais, SOLAS ina measc, chun tacú lena gcur chun feidhme rathúil. Seoladh an Straitéis Chuimsitheach Fostaíochta do Dhaoine faoi Mhíchumas sa bhliain 2015 freisin. Tá sé mar aidhm léi na gníomhartha atá á ndéanamh ag ranna agus ag gníomhaireachtaí difriúla stáit, SOLAS ina measc, a thabhairt le chéile in aon áit amháin d’fhonn dul i ngleic leis na bacainní agus leis na dúshláin a théann i bhfeidhm ar dheiseanna fostaíochta do dhaoine faoi mhíchumas.

Cuireadh tús le comhairliúchán ar Straitéis Náisiúnta Nua Scileanna, agus le ceann a fhorbairt, faoi stiúir na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna. Tá sé mar aidhm leis an straitéis córas oideachais agus oiliúna atá níos dinimiciúla, níos freagrúla agus ar ardchaighdeán a áirithiú. Is é aidhm

Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint sa

Bhliain 2015

1 Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Bhlainséir

agus Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Thamhlachta; agus Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Chorcaí

agus Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Thrá Lí.


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fhoriomlán na straitéise a chinntiú go ngnóthóidh gach foghlaimeoir an t-eolas agus na scileanna a theastaíonn uathu chun páirt iomlán a ghlacadh sa tsochaí agus sa gheilleagar. Foilseofar an straitéis sa bhliain 2016.

Sa bhliain 2015, chuir an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna tús le líonra Fóram Réigiúnach Scileanna a chur ar bun freisin. Tá naoi bhFóram Réigiúnacha Scileanna ann, atá eagraithe bunaithe ar na hocht nAinmníocht Aonad Críochach le haghaidh Staidrimh (NUTS). Tá réigiún na Teorann roinnte ina dhá Ainmníocht. Cuimsíonn gach Fóram Réigiúnach Scileanna ionadaithe ó gach soláthraí oideachais agus oiliúna a ndéanann an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna maoirseacht orthu, is iad sin, ollscoileanna, Institiúidí Teicneolaíochta, Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, agus Skillnets. Tá an tAonad Taighde Scileanna agus Margadh Saothair ag tacú leis an mbonneagar nua sin a bhunú agus a fhorbairt. Tá obair na bhFóram Réigiúnach Scileanna á comhordú ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna agus ag an nGrúpa Comhairleach Tionscadail, a chuimsíonn ionadaithe ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, ón earnáil oideachais agus oiliúna, ó chomhlachtaí fostóirí (ISME, IBEC), ó ghníomhaireachtaí forbartha tionscail (GFT Éireann, Fiontraíocht Éireann), ó SOLAS agus ón Údarás um Ard-Oideachas.

Cuireann an Sainghrúpa ar Riachtanais Scileanna sa Todhchaí (EGFSN) comhairle ar Rialtas na hÉireann maidir leis na riachtanais scileanna atá ag an ngeilleagar faoi láthair agus maidir leis na riachtanais scileanna a bheidh ag an ngeilleagar sa todhchaí trí na staidéir earnála a dhéanann sé agus trí shraith foilseachán bliantúil a sholáthraíonn sé ar an soláthar agus ar an éileamh scileanna i margaí saothair náisiúnta agus réigiúnacha. Lean an tAonad Taighde Scileanna agus Margadh Saothair i SOLAS ar aghaidh le hacmhainn bailiú sonraí, anailíseach agus taighde a chur ar fáil chun tacú le hobair an EGFSN. Foilsíodh roinnt staidéar tábhachtach ón EGFSN sa bhliain 2015. Áiríodh leo sin staidéir orthu seo a leanas: na riachtanais scileanna a bheidh ag an earnáil fáilteachais sa todhchaí; an t-éileamh atá ann faoi láthair, agus an t-éileamh a bheidh ann sa todhchaí, ar scileanna san earnáil lastiompair, dáileacháin agus lóistíochta in Éirinn; na riachtanais scileanna a bheidh ag an ngeilleagar mara agus muirí sa todhchaí; mar aon leis na cáipéisí National Skills Bulletin agus 2014 Vacancy Overview.

I dteannta na gcroífheidhmeanna atá aici, mar atá sainithe san Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, tá freagrachtaí reachtúla agus oibríochtúla ar SOLAS as cláir Phrintíseachta agus as cláir a bhaineann leis an tógáil, i.e., Pas Sábháilte, an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Tógála (CSCS) agus an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Cairéalaithe (QSCS). Tá freagracht ar SOLAS freisin as an rCholáiste, as clár MOMENTUM agus as an Aonad um Chomhordú an Chiste Eorpaigh um Choigeartú don Domhandú.

Leanadh ar aghaidh le Plean an Rialtais um Athchóiriú na Seirbhíse Poiblí a úsáid chun eolas a thabhairt d’obair SOLAS, agus í ag déanamh athailíniú leanúnach ar a próisis ghnó d’fhonn í féin a chumasú an sainordú atá aici a chomhlíonadh a éifeachtaí is féidir. I measc na bhforbairtí ba shuntasaí ina leith sin, bhí an Oifi g um Sholáthar Rialtais, r-rialtas agus cosaint sonraí.

Bhí na forbairtí sin mar chuid de mhórchlár athchóirithe ar tugadh faoi ar fud na hearnála oideachais, áit a raibh forbairtí ann i réimsí amhail an t-oideachas luathóige, an t-oideachas múinteoirí, athchóiriú na Sraithe Sóisearaí, lenar áiríodh curaclam nua matamaitice a thabhairt isteach don tSraith Shóisearach agus don tSraith Shinsearach araon, agus an Straitéis Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta 2011-2020.

Ba é an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas a stiúir forbairt straitéiseach leanúnach an chórais ardoideachais agus taighde in Éirinn. Rinneadh Plean Náisiúnta nua um Chothromas Teachta ar ardoideachas 2015-2019 a fhoilsiú, rud inar leagadh síos sprioc go rachadh 2,000 duine aonair eile isteach san earnáil bunaithe ar an gcáilíocht Breisoideachais atá acu. D’fhógair an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas agus Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (QQI) meabhrán tuisceana a bhfuil sé mar aidhm leis feabhas a chur ar fheidhmíocht agus ar cháilíocht chóras ardoideachais na hÉireann. I measc na bhforbairtí eile a bhí ann sa bhliain 2015, beartaíodh ollscoileanna teicneolaíochta a bhunú1 agus rinneadh measúnacht ar na riachtanais fhadtéarmacha chistiúcháin atá ag an gcóras ardoideachais i gcomhthéacs an mhéadaithe a mheastar a bheidh ann san éileamh ar áiteanna tríú leibhéal.

Oibríonn an Rannán um Straitéis agus Eolas i SOLAS thar thrí rannóg, is iad sin:

• An Rannóg um Straitéis agus Meastóireacht, atá freagrach as clár na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, as Pleanáil Chorparáideach Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, agus as an Aonad Taighde Scileanna agus Margadh Saothair

• An Rannóg um Pleanáil Oibriúcháin, atá freagrach as an soláthar breisoideachais agus oiliúna a phleanáil agus a chistiú

• An Rannóg um Chuimsiú Gníomhach agus Feabhsú Clár, atá freagrach as an Straitéis Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta don Bhreisoideachas agus Oiliúint agus as feabhsú clár.

An Creat Straitéiseach Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a Chur ar Aghaidh

An Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2014-2019Sa Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2014-2019, dírítear ar scileanna a úsáid:

• mar acmhainn le haghaidh fás geilleagrach

• chun fás geilleagrach a bhrú chun cinn

• chun cuimsiú sóisialta agus soghluaisteacht shóisialta a bhrú chun cinn

• chun daoine a chosaint ar dhífhostaíocht

• chun méaduithe táirgiúlachta a bhrú chun cinn

Tá cúig sprioc straitéiseacha ardleibhéil ann ag croílár na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, is iad sin:

1. Scileanna don Gheilleagar;

2. Cuimsiú Gníomhach, lena n-áirítear Straitéis Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta;

3. Soláthar ar Ardchaighdeán;

4. Pleanáil Chomhtháite agus Cistiú Comhtháite;

5. Seasamh an Bhreisoideachais agus na hOiliúna.

Tháinig an Coiste Comhairleach um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna le chéile ceithre huaire sa bhliain 2015, agus é faoi chathaoirleacht ag an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna. Óstálann SOLAS an Coiste agus tugann sí tacaíocht dó. Agus é de dhualgas air an plean um chur chun feidhme na straitéise a bhrú chun cinn , cuimsíonn ballraíocht an Choiste ionadaithe ó gach ceann de na príomheagraíochtaí is comhpháirtithe, SOLAS ina measc.

De na 51 ghníomh atá leagtha amach sa Phlean mionsonraithe um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, tá 23 cinn leagtha ar SOLAS agus tá 12 cheann leagtha ar Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI). Tá na 16 ghníomh eile leagtha ar eagraíochtaí eile agus ar Ranna Rialtais amhail an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, agus Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (QQI).

Baineadh dul chun cinn suntasach amach sa bhliain 2015 faoi Sprioc 1, Scileanna don Gheilleagar. Le linn na bliana 2015, mar shampla, stiúir an Roinn Oideachais agus


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Forbhreathnú ar Ghníomhaíochtaí

An Rannán um Straitéis agus Eolas

2 An Suirbhé ar Scileanna Aosach 2012 ón gClár um Measúnú Idirnáisiúnta ar Inniúlachtaí Aosach de chuid ECFE


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Scileanna forbairt na Straitéise Náisiúnta nua Scileanna a bheidh i bhfeidhm suas go dtí an bhliain 2025 mar chuid den Phlean Gníomhaíochta do Phoist 2015. Mar chuid den phróiseas sin, rinneadh athbhreithniú ar chur chun feidhme an phlean ‘Scileanna an Lae Amárach, I dTreo Straitéis Náisiúnta Scileanna’, rud a foilsíodh sa bhliain 2007. Thug an tAire cuireadh do gach páirtí leasmhar rannchuidiú a dhéanamh maidir leis an bpróiseas trína gcuid tuairimí ar fhorbairt na Straitéise Náisiúnta nua Scileanna a chur in iúl. Cuireadh doiciméid ábhartha chúlra agus aighneachta ar fáil dóibh ar shuíomh Gréasáin na Roinne. Rinne SOLAS aighneacht scríofa chuig an Roinn mar chuid den phróiseas sin. Tá sé beartaithe an leagan nua den Straitéis Náisiúnta Scileanna a fhoilsiú sa bhliain 2016.

Tá an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ag stiúradh tionscadail freisin chun líonra struchtúr réigiúnach scileanna a chruthú. Chuir sí Grúpa Comhairleach Tionscadail atá ionadaíoch i bhfeidhm ag leibhéal náisiúnta cheana féin chun maoirseacht a dhéanamh ar an tionscadal sin. Chomh maith leis sin, cuirfidh an Roinn líne thiomnaithe cistiúcháin ar bun chun tacú le líonra na bhFóram Réigiúnach Scileanna a bhunú sa bhliain 2016. Is iad seo a leanas príomhchuspóirí an tionscnaimh sin:

• Struchtúr comhtháite atá faoi stiúir ag an lucht oideachais a chur ar fáil d’fhostóirí, don chóras breisoideachais agus oiliúna agus don chóras ardoideachais, áit ar féidir leo obair le chéile chun na riachtanais scileanna atá ag a réigiún a shainaithint agus chun na scileanna sin a sholáthar;

• Cúnamh a thabhairt d’fhostóirí tuiscint níos fearr a ghnóthú ar an raon iomlán seirbhísí atá ar fáil ar fud an chórais oideachais agus oiliúna agus rochtain níos éasca a fháil ar na seirbhísí sin;

• Naisc a neartú idir soláthraithe oideachais agus oiliúna agus cláir á bpleanáil agus á soláthar acu, d’fhonn dúbláil a laghdú agus d’fhonn eolas a thabhairt do chinntí náisiúnta cistiúcháin.

Tá an obair chun na Fóraim Réigiúnacha nua Scileanna a chruthú á déanamh i gcomhthéacs na béime láidre atá á cur ar scileanna mar chuid de bheartas an Rialtais tacú le téarnamh agus le forbairt gheilleagrach, poist a chruthú, agus dul i ngleic leis an dífhostaíocht. Tá gníomhartha lena soláthraítear do na Fóraim Réigiúnacha Scileanna a bhunú á gcur ar áireamh i ngach ceann de na Pleananna réigiúnacha Gníomhaíochta do Phoist. Tá an tAonad Taighde Scileanna agus Margadh Saothair i SOLAS ag tacú leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna maidir leis na Fóraim Réigiúnacha Scileanna a bhunú agus maidir leis an obair a dhéanfaidh siad.

Áirítear iad seo a leanas leis na réimsí eile a ndearnadh dul chun cinn orthu sa bhliain 2015 faoi Sprioc 1, Scileanna don Gheilleagar:

Tá an Chomhairle Printíseachta ag déanamh scrúdú faoi láthair ar phleananna mionsonraithe tionscadail le haghaidh roinnt tograí roghnaithe printíseachta. Samhlaítear go mbeidh roinnt de na cláir sin in ann bogadh ar aghaidh chuig céim an rollaithe sa bhliain 2016.

D’fhorbair SOLAS samhail Cúrsa Oiliúna Gairme atá dírithe ar fhoghlaim obairbhunaithe tar éis di taighde fairsing deisce a dhéanamh agus dul i gcomhairle leis na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, leis an tionscal agus le comhlachtaí ionadaíocha don tionscal. Tá Cúrsaí píolótacha Oiliúna Gairme san earnáil Fáilteachais agus san earnáil Innealtóireachta araon á gcur ar fáil ag Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna faoi láthair. Tá obair á déanamh leis na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna freisin chun Cúrsaí Oiliúna Gairme a bhunú in earnálacha eile tionscail, bunaithe ar riachtanais shainaitheanta scileanna. Bogfaidh roinnt de na cúrsaí sin ar aghaidh chuig céim an rollaithe sa bhliain 2016.

Maidir le taighde ar an mbreisoideachas agus oiliúint dea-chleachtais, eisíodh sonraíocht ó SOLAS le haghaidh tairisceana i mí na Samhna 2015, agus é i gceist léi taighde a dhéanamh ar an bhfiontraíocht dea-chleachtais san oideachas agus oiliúint ar mhaithe le heolas a thabhairt do bheartas agus do chleachtas breisoideachais agus oiliúna ina leith sin. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an tuarascáil réidh i mí an Mheithimh 2016.

Rinne SOLAS dréacht-tuarascáil dar teideal ‘An tOideachas le haghaidh Forbairt Inbhuanaithe sa Bhreisoideachas agus Oiliúint’ a chur isteach freisin mar fhreagairt don iarraidh a fuair sí ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna tuairisc a thabhairt ar mhéid an tsoláthair reatha a bhaineann le forbairt inbhuanaithe san earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus moltaí a dhéanamh ar bhealaí ina bhféadfaí cur leis an soláthar sin. Dírítear sa dréacht-tuarascáil ar an ngné chomhshaoil d’fhorbairt inbhuanaithe. Rinne SOLAS 15 mholadh ina leith sin don Roinn, tar éis di taighde fairsing a dhéanamh agus dul i gcomhairle go fairsing leis an earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, leis an tionscal, leis an earnáil Ardoideachais agus le heagraíochtaí eile a bhfuil spéis acu i bhfuinneamh inbhuanaithe.

Tá dea-dhul chun cinn á dhéanamh ar an obair atá ar bun ag SOLAS chun Straitéis Forbartha Fostaithe a chur le chéile.

Faoi Sprioc 2, Cuimsiú Gníomhach/Straitéis Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta, leagtar Straitéis Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta Aosach don Earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna amach go soiléir sa Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2014-2019. Is dea-fhorbairt é sin mar go léirítear sa Suirbhé ar Scileanna Aosach ón Eagraíocht um Chomhar agus Fhorbairt Eacnamaíochta (ECFE)2 go bhfuil thart ar 18% d’aosaigh Éireannacha ag leibhéal a haon nó faoina bhun ar scála litearthachta cúig leibhéal agus gur bhain 25% d’aosaigh Éireannacha scór ag leibhéal a haon nó faoina bhun amach i dtaca lena scileanna uimhearthachta.

Sa bhliain 2015, d’oibrigh SOLAS, na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, an Áisíneacht Náisiúnta Litearthachta d’Aosaigh, Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann agus raon geallsealbhóirí tábhachtacha eile le chéile chun tuilleadh forbartha a dhéanamh ar na struchtúir a theastaíonn chun cur chun feidhme na Straitéise Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta a chur ar aghaidh. Chuige sin, thug an Coiste Comhairleach Náisiúnta um Litearthacht agus Uimhearthacht Aosach, a dhéanann maoirseacht ar chur chun feidhme na Straitéise Litearthachta agus Uimhearthachta Aosach, tús áite do roinnt príomhréimsí sa bhliain 2015, lenar áiríodh feachtas náisiúnta múscailt feasachta ar an litearthacht agus uimhearthacht a reáchtáil.

Sa bhliain 2015, tuairiscíodh dul chun cinn suntasach faoi Sprioc 3, Soláthar ar Ardchaighdeán. Maidir le Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach, rinneadh triail phíolótach ar shuirbhé próifíliú scileanna ar líne i dtrí Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Beifear in ann na torthaí ar an triail sin a úsáid mar bhonn faisnéise nuair a bheidh straitéis um Fhorbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach á cur le chéile don earnáil. Faoin bPlean um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, cuireadh de dhualgas ar AONTAS, an Eagraíocht Náisiúnta um Fhoghlaim Aosach, Fóram Náisiúnta Foghlaimeoirí Aosacha a bhunú. Sa bhliain 2015, bhunaigh AONTAS an Grúpa Comhairleach um an bhFóram Náisiúnta Foghlaimeoirí Aosacha, agus é de dhualgas air comhairle a thabhairt maidir le forbairt agus le cur chun feidhme an Fhóraim Náisiúnta Foghlaimeoirí. Tá sé beartaithe an fóram a chur ar siúl sa bhliain 2016. Úsáidfear na torthaí chun eolas a thabhairt do chleachtas agus do bheartas breisoideachais agus oiliúna amach anseo.


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Tá Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI) i mbun Straitéis chomhtháite Treorach Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a fhorbairt le tacaíocht ón Lárionad Náisiúnta um Threoir san Oideachas (NCGE). Tá ETBI páirteach freisin i gCreat Atreoraithe a fhorbairt idir an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Dhún Laoghaire. Is é an aidhm atá leis an gCreat Atreoraithe naisc níos struchtúrtha a bhunú ag leibhéal náisiúnta, ag leibhéal rannach agus ag leibhéal áitiúil. Tá sé beartaithe tabhairt faoi thuilleadh díospóireachta chun a chinntiú go mbeidh an dá thionscnamh ar chomhréim leis an Straitéis Chomhtháite Treorach Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus go gcomhordófar iad mar chuid den Straitéis sin.

Tá SOLAS agus QQI ag obair le Boird Oideachais Oiliúna, le hInstitiúidí Ardoideachais agus le hOllscoileanna ar thionscadal a bhfuil sé mar aidhm leis a chinntiú go ndéanfar bealaí foirmiúla d’fhoghlaimeoirí a léarscáiliú laistigh de réigiúin shonracha agus de bhraislí sonracha. Trí Fhóram Comhoibríoch ETBI/QQI, bíonn Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna i dteagmháil dhíreach le QQI maidir le forbairt a dhéanamh ar bheartas agus ar phróisis nua um bailíochtú clár. Táthar ag súil go léireoidh an beartas sin an caidreamh méadaithe a bhí ann le geallsealbhóirí agus le fostóirí araon.

Faoi Sprioc 4, Pleanáil Chomhtháite agus Cistiú Comhtháite, rinne SOLAS breithniú sa bhliain 2015 ar shamhail cistiúcháin a chur i bhfeidhm atá bunaithe ar thorthaí agus atá oiriúnach d’earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna na hÉireann. Déanfar an tsamhail sin a fhorbairt agus a bheachtú tuilleadh le linn na bliana 2016. Rinneadh athbhreithniú ar an tsamhail reatha um pleanáil chomhtháite sa bhliain 2015 agus cuireadh na feabhsuithe a moladh san athbhreithniú sin ar áireamh i bpróiseas bliantúil pleanála seirbhíse SOLAS/na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna don bhliain 2016.

Tá tionscadal píolótach ar siúl faoi láthair chun acmhainn straitéiseach a mhéadú san earnáil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna. Tá dea-dhul chun cinn á dhéanamh ina leith le trí Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna (Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chorcaí, Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Laoise-Uíbh Fhailí agus Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Dhún na nGall). Cuirfear cúig cinn de bhabhtaí ‘comhráite straitéiseacha’ ar siúl idir SOLAS agus gach ceann de na trí Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna sin. Táthar ag súil go gcuirfidh na comhráite sin ar chumas SOLAS ‘comhaontú straitéiseach’ bliantúil a shíniú le gach ceann de na trí Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna lena mbaineann sa bhliain 2016, rud a mbeidh na nithe seo a leanas i gceist leis:

• Cuspóir an chláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus nithe is féidir a dhéanamh chun feabhas a chur air

• Tomhais reatha ar rath (maidir le socrúcháin, le dul chun cinn agus le críochnú deimhnithe)

• Tomhais chomhaontaithe nua ar rath (maidir le socrúcháin, le dul chun cinn agus le críochnú deimhnithe)

• An phróifíl reatha Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna de réir Réimse Foghlama an Aicmithe Idirnáisiúnta Chaighdeánaigh ar an Oideachas (ISCED)

• Próifíl chomhaontaithe leasaithe Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna don Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna lena mbaineann

• Feabhsuithe nua/uasghráduithe atá beartaithe le haghaidh soláthar agus seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

• Dúshláin, rioscaí agus impleachtaí costais.

Táthar ag súil go dtosófar athbhreithniú ar an tionscadal píolótach sa dara cuid den bhliain 2016 agus go gcuirfear an tionscadal i bhfeidhm ar bhonn níos leithne sa bhliain 2017.

Tá an tionscadal píolótach um Bunachar Sonraí Náisiúnta Clár Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus um Bunachar Sonraí Náisiúnta Féilire Cúrsaí fós ar siúl. Bíonn gach Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna ag cur a soláthair Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna féin isteach sa dá bhunachar sonraí. Tá an Bunachar Sonraí Foghlaimeoirí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna á fhorbairt faoi láthair agus tá sé ar intinn é a phíolótú sa bhliain 2016.

Agus í ag obair thar ceann SOLAS, chuir an Institiúid Taighde Eacnamaíochta agus Sóisialta (ESRI) tús le meastóireacht neamhspleách ar an gclár náisiúnta Iar-Ardteistiméireachta sa dara cuid den bhliain 2015. Tá an mheastóireacht sin mar chuid de sceideal meastóireachtaí a dhéanfar ar chláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna thar thréimhse cúig bliana. Ba faoin bPlean um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a ghabh SOLAS uirthi féin tabhairt faoi na meastóireachtaí. Tá an taighde ar an gclár Iar-Ardteistiméireachta ar an gcéad cheann sa sceideal agus tá trí shnáithe ag gabháil leis: (i) Suirbhé ar Fhoghlaimeoirí, (ii) Suirbhé ar Sholáthraithe, (iii) Taighde Deisce. Tá dea-dhul chun cinn á dhéanamh ar gach ceann de na trí shnáithe. Tá ESRI chun an tuarascáil deiridh ar an meastóireacht a chur faoi bhráid SOLAS sa bhliain 2016.

Faoi Sprioc 5, Seasamh an Bhreisoideachais agus na hOiliúna, rinne Bord SOLAS Straitéis Cumarsáide agus Brandála SOLAS 2015-2018 a cheadú sa bhliain 2015. Tá ról agus feidhm straitéiseach ag cumarsáid i SOLAS agus tá cuspóirí na Straitéise Cumarsáide agus Brandála ag teacht go maith leis na gníomhartha a leagadh ar SOLAS sa Phlean um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2014-2019 agus i bPlean Corparáideach SOLAS 2014-2016. I gcomhthráth le gníomhaíochtaí cumarsáide SOLAS, déanfar feachtas spriocdhírithe agus comhlántach ar leith a reáchtáil chun an Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint a chur chun cinn, mar a éilítear sa Phlean um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna.

Plean Corparáideach SOLAS 2014 – 2016

Foilsíodh Plean Corparáideach SOLAS 2014 – 2016 i mí na Bealtaine 2014. Leagtar amach ann an cur chuige a ghlacfaidh SOLAS i leith dul chun cinn a dhéanamh ar na 23 cheangaltas a leagadh uirthi sa Phlean um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, atá faoi stiúir na Roinne Oideachais. Leagtar amach ann freisin an cur chuige a ghlacfaidh SOLAS i leith tacaíocht a thabhairt do na príomh-chomhpháirtithe eile a gceangaltais féin faoin bplean sin a chomhlíonadh.

I bPlean Corparáideach SOLAS, pléitear go mion leis na sé sprioc ardleibhéil seo a leanas:

1. Soláthar scileanna don gheilleagar a chumasú

2. Tacú le cuimsiú gníomhach

3. Foghlaimeoirí agus fostóirí a chumhachtú

4. Tionchar a imirt ar bheartas agus ar chleachtas Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna trí fhaisnéis a ghiniúint agus trí thacú le nuálaíocht agus le fiontraíocht

5. Acmhainn agus sofhreagracht na hearnála a fhorbairt

6. Inniúlacht agus éifeachtacht eagrúcháin SOLAS a fhorbairt.

I bplean mionsonraithe um chur chun feidhme, ar cuid de Phlean Corparáideach SOLAS é, leagtar amach conas a chuirfear na spriocanna sin ar aghaidh. Baineadh formhór na gcloch míle do na blianta 2014 agus 2015 amach. Ba ghá gníomh ceartaitheach a dhéanamh i dtaca le clocha míle áirithe. I bhformhór na gcásanna, comhaontaíodh gníomh ceartaitheach agus cuireadh é ar áireamh sna clocha míle don bhliain 2016. Is fiú a thabhairt faoi deara nach rabhthas ag súil le gnéithe áirithe oibre atá leagtha ar SOLAS ó


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fhoilsiú na Straitéise Corparáidí. Mar sin, ní léirítear na gnéithe sin i bPlean Corparáideach reatha SOLAS. Chuir SOLAS tús le cleachtadh pleanála fórsa saothair le linn na bliana 2015, rud a bhfuiltear ag súil go mbunóidh sé an croíghnó a dhéanann SOLAS agus go gcinnteoidh sé go bhfuil an eagraíocht den mhéid cheart chun freastal ar na riachtanais atá aici faoi láthair agus ar na riachtanais a bheidh aici sa todhchaí.

Taighde SOLAS sa Bhliain 2015Cuireann an tAonad Taighde Scileanna agus Margadh Saothair i SOLAS taighde, sonraí agus anailís ar fáil do SOLAS agus don Sainghrúpa ar Riachtanais Scileanna sa Todhchaí. Foilsíonn an tAonad taighde agus tuarascálacha lena gcabhraítear le beartas agus le cleachtas a fhorbairt agus a athbhreithniú san earnáil breisoideachais agus san earnáil ardoideachais.

Chomh maith leis sin, déanann an tAonad Taighde Scileanna agus Margadh Saothair bainistiú ar an mBunachar Sonraí Náisiúnta Scileanna agus cuireann sé sonraí faoin margadh saothair agus anailís ar an margadh saothair ar fáil do raon geallsealbhóirí ar bhonn náisiúnta, lena n-áirítear earnáil na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna (e.g. chun tacú leis an gcomhchleachtadh bliantúil pleanála gnó idir SOLAS agus na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna).

Sa bhliain 2015, thug an tAonad Taighde Scileanna agus Margadh Saothair faoi sceideal cuimsitheach taighde bhliantúil agus foilseachán bliantúil i gcomhar leis an Sainghrúpa ar Riachtanais Scileanna sa Todhchaí, lenar áiríodh na nithe seo a leanas;

• Vacancy Overview 2014, a foilsíodh i mí na Bealtaine 2015

• Life-Long Learning amongst Adults in Ireland 2015, a foilsíodh i mí na Bealtaine 2015

• National Skills Bulletin 2015, a foilsíodh i mí Iúil 2015

• Monitoring Ireland’s Skills Supply 2015, a foilsíodh i mí Iúil 2015

• Regional Labour Markets Bulletin 2015, a foilsíodh i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015

• Anailís ar Thrasdul sa Mhargadh Saothair 2015, a cuireadh i gcrích i mí na Bealtaine 2015

• Suirbhé ar Ghníomhaireachtaí Earcaíochta, Earrach 2015, a cuireadh i gcrích i mí na Bealtaine 2015

• Suirbhé ar Ghníomhaireachtaí Earcaíochta, Fómhar 2015, a cuireadh i gcrích i mí na Samhna 2015

• Follow-Up Survey of Trainees, a foilsíodh i mí Mheán Fómhair 2015

• Réamhaisnéisí Printíseachta, a cuireadh i gcrích le linn na bliana 2015

• Staidéar ar an Earnáil Fáilteachais, a cuireadh i gcrích i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015

• Nuashonrú ar an Tairseach Scileanna, a cuireadh i gcrích i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015

• Tuarascálacha ón Lárionad Eorpach um Fhorbairt na Gairmoiliúna (CEDEFOP) a cuireadh i gcrích le linn na bliana 2015

• Tacaíocht don Straitéis Náisiúnta Scileanna, a tugadh ó mhí Mheán Fómhair 2015 go mí na Nollag 2015

• Tacaíocht don Chóras Ceadanna Fostaíochta, a bhíonn á tabhairt ar bhonn leanúnach.

An Plean Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2015Tá an Plean Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2015 ar an dara plean bliantúil seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna arna fhorbairt ag SOLAS, ag na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, ag soláthraithe eile Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus ag gníomhaireachtaí agus ag comhlachtaí eile. Mar sin féin, tá sé ar an gcéad iarracht atá déanta riamh plean comhtháite seirbhísí a fhorbairt don bhreisoideachas agus oiliúint. Agus creat uileghabhálach na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna taobh thiar de, áiríodh iad seo a leanas leis na tosaíochtaí ábhartha cistiúcháin don Phlean Seirbhísí don bhliain 2015:

• Cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna a sholáthar chun scileanna nó scileanna nua a chur ar dhaoine dífhostaithe agus ar chuardaitheoirí eile poist ionas gur féidir leo post a fháil agus/nó dul ar aghaidh chuig an ardoideachas/chuig an mbreisoideachas agus oiliúint, rud a chumasóidh dóibh dul in iomaíocht le haghaidh post sa mhargadh saothair.

• Cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna a sholáthar chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do raon éagsúil daoine aonair atá ag iarraidh scileanna pearsanta, sóisialta nó forbartha a ghnóthú ar mhaithe le iad a chumasú dul i mbun foghlama, nó chun iad a chumasú fíor-rannchuidiú a dhéanamh maidir lena bpobal nó dul ar aghaidh chuig an mbreisoideachas agus oiliúint.

• Sainaithníodh cohóirt tosaíochta amhail daoine atá dífhostaithe go fadtéarmach agus daoine óga atá dífhostaithe agus comhaontaíodh spriocrátaí rannpháirtíochta ar fud an tsoláthair Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna.

Forbraíodh an Plean Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2015 chun sonraí ardleibhéil a chur fáil faoi na nithe seo a leanas: an soláthar Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a gcisteoidh SOLAS é; cé hé a chuirfidh an soláthar sin ar fáil; cén uair a chuirfear an soláthar sin ar fáil agus cén áit a gcuirfear é ar fáil; cén costas a bheidh ar an soláthar sin; agus aschur réamh-mheasta an tsoláthair i dtaca le rátaí críochnaithe nó deimhnithe nó i dtaca leis an líon daoine a rachadh ar aghaidh chuig an ardoideachas agus chuig socrúcháin phoist.

Sa Phlean Seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2015, foráladh do leithdháileadh iomlán buiséid 643.5m a chur ar fáil do sholáthar breisoideachais agus oiliúna arna chistiú ag SOLAS sa bhliain 2015. Cuireadh 345,395 dheis ar fáil d’fhoghlaimeoirí i gcláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna agus i seirbhísí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna arna gcistiú ag SOLAS sa bhliain 2015. Áiríodh leis an bhfigiúr sin 258,913 dhuine a ghlac páirt i soláthar Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna den chéad uair riamh sa bhliain 2015. Cuireadh thart ar 60% den soláthar ar fad sa bhliain 2015 ar fáil do dhaoine aonair ónar theastaigh cúrsaí/tacaí bunleibhéil (ar fud raon éagsúil clár Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna suas go leibhéal a ceathair ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí nó a choibhéis) chun cabhrú leo filleadh ar ais ar an bhfostaíocht thar thréimhse fhada ama. Tá na figiúirí bunaithe ar an aschur a thuairiscigh na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna

An tAschur Tuairiscithe don Bhliain 2015 An Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint sa Bhliain 2015

Arna soláthar acu seo a leanas

CINN DE BHOIRD OIDEACHAIS AGUS

OILIÚNA

CHEANN DE MHEÁNSCOILEANNA DEONACHA AGUS DE SCOILEANNA

CUIMSITHEACHA POBAIL

CHEANN DE GHNÍOMHAIREACHTAÍ

AGUS DE CHOMHLACHTAÍ STÁIT

120,818 NÁIT LÁNAIMSEARTHA

143,480 ÁIT PHÁIRTAIMSEARTHA

66,616 ÁIT OIDEACHAS POBAIL

8,928 NÁIT I GCÚRSAÍ RCHO-LÁISTE

5,553 ÁIT I GCÚRSAÍ MOMENTUM

8,317 BPRINTÍSEACHT*

258,747 N-IONTRÁLAÍ NUA

c624.1m INFHEISTÍOCHT*An Líon Iomlán Printíseachtaí ag deireadh na bliana 2015

345,395 THAIRBHÍ

19 MBRAISLE GAIRME

16 34 22

Cineálacha Clár (an tAschur Tuairiscithe don Bhliain 2015) Soláthar Lánaimseartha Áiteanna

Oiliúint Printíseachta 5,598

Foghlaim Chumaisc 535

Cúrsaí Oiliúna Bonnleibhéil agus Nasc-Chúrsaí Oiliúna 2,231

Ionaid Oiliúna Pobail 2,646

Ceardlann Ceartais 290

Tionscnaimh Áitiúla Oiliúna 4,071

An Clár Iar-Ardteistiméireachta 65,219

Soláthraithe Sainoiliúna 3,124

Oiliúint Sainscileanna 13,693

Cúrsaí Oiliúna 4,079

Croíchúrsaí de chuid na Scéime Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais 9,285

Ógtheagmháil, lena n-áirítear Tathant 10,047

Iomlán an tSoláthair Lánaimseartha 120,818

Soláthar Páirtaimseartha

Grúpaí Litearthachta Aosach (lena n-áirítear DEIS agus Litearthacht na mBodhar) 41,955

Grúpaí de chuid an Tionscnaimh um Fhilleadh ar an Oideachas (lena n-áirítear Breacadh agus Tionscadail Nuálaíochta) 37,397

Béarla do Chainteoirí Teangacha Eile 16,136

Oiliúint Oíche 17,228

Uaireanta Comhoibrithe Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna (is í an Roinn Oideachas agus Scileanna a chistíonn Pá na Múinteoirí) 20,192

Dianteagasc san Oideachas Bunata Aosach 3,807

Oiliúint Leabharlainne 364

Athshocrú Dídeanaithe (nuair is eol) 105

Scileanna don Obair 3,155

Teagasc Deonach sa Litearthacht 3,141

Iomlán an tSoláthair Pháirtaimseartha 143,480

Soláthar Neamhchreidiúnaithe Páirtaimseartha

Oideachas Pobail 66,616

Iomlán an tSoláthair Neamhchreidiúnaithe Pháirtaimseartha 66,616

Soláthar Clár Náisiúnta

An rCholáiste 8,928

MOMENTUM 5,553

Iomlán an tSoláthair Chlár Náisiúnta 14,481


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Oibríonn an Rannán Forbartha Scileanna leis an bhfi ontar agus tá sé ag cur Creat Forbartha Scileanna le chéile faoi láthair chun tacú leis an gcóras breisoideachais agus oiliúna. Oibríonn an rannán thar thrí rannóg, is iad sin:

• An tAonad Nuálaíochta, lena n-áirítear Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach don phobal breisoideachais agus oiliúna agus forbairt fostaithe sa mhórfhórsa saothair

• An Rannóg um Chláir Lárnacha

• An Rannóg um Sheirbhísí Printíseachta agus Tógála

Nuálaíocht Clár Náisiúnta, Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach agus Forbairt an Fhórsa Saothair

Cúrsaí Oiliúna Gairme

Is é an tAonad Nuálaíochta Náisiúnta i SOLAS a d’fhorbair an tionscnamh um Chúrsaí Oiliúna Gairme i gcomhpháirt leis na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus leis an bhfi ontar araon. Is é an aidhm atá leis an tionscnamh forbairt a dhéanamh ar shamhail níos éifeachtaí um fhoghlaim obairbhunaithe, go príomha ag leibhéil a ceathair agus a cúig ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí, agus an taighde agus an cleachtas náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta is fearr á gcur i bhfeidhm ina leith.

Cruthaíodh líonraí fostóirí chun comhpháirtíocht a éascú idir na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus fostóirí agus iad i mbun riachtanais oiliúna a shainaithint, clár ábhartha oiliúna a fhorbairt, foghlaimeoirí a earcú, agus oiliúint ar an láthair agus lasmuigh di a sholáthar.

Forbraíodh an tsamhail um Chúrsaí Oiliúna Gairme atá dírithe ar fhoghlaim obairbhunaithe le linn na bliana 2015. Tá an tsamhail á píolótú san earnáil Fáilteachais agus san earnáil Innealtóireachta faoi láthair, le rannpháirtíocht ó ocht mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Cuireadh tús leis na chéad Chúrsaí Oiliúna Gairme san Fháilteachas i gceithre Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus cuireadh tús leis an gcéad Chúrsa Oiliúna Gairme san Innealtóireacht i mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna amháin sa bhliain 2015.

Forbairt Ghairmiúil

Próifíl Scileanna an Fhórsa Saothair Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Le linn na bliana 2015, chuir an tAonad um Fhorbairt Ghairmiúil Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna i SOLAS tús le tionscadal chun Próifíl Scileanna an Fhórsa Saothair Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a chur le chéile i gcomhar leis na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Ba é cuspóir an tionscadail sin, a bhí bunaithe go príomha ar shuirbhé ar líne, ná próifíl

bonnlíne scileanna agus cáilíochtaí a bhunú don fhórsa saothair Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna atá páirteach sa Bhreisoideachas agus Oiliúint a sholáthar.

Tá sé beartaithe an fhaisnéis a bailíodh a úsáid chun eolas a thabhairt do straitéis forbartha gairmiúil don earnáil, rud a ullmhófar sa bhliain 2016.

Agus an tionscadal á chur chun feidhme aici, chuaigh SOLAS i gcomhairle go fairsing le foireann agus le lucht bainistíochta na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus le hionadaithe do na Boird agus chuir sí líonra comhpháirtithe tionscadail ar bun ansin a chuimsíonn gach ceann de na 16 Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna. In éineacht le plean cuimsitheach cumarsáide, chabhraigh an próiseas comhairliúcháin sin lena chinntiú gur bhain an suirbhé meánráta freagartha den scoth ba chomhionann le 53%, nó le 4,500 freagróir, amach i measc na 16 Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna.

Mar aon le faisnéis faoi chomhdhéanamh na hearnála Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a sholáthar – faisnéis nach raibh ar fáil roimhe sin – cinnteoidh aschur an tionscadail freisin gur bunaithe ar chomhairliúchán agus ar fhianaise araon a bheidh an straitéis forbartha gairmiúla a chuirfi dh

SOLAS le chéile sa bhliain 2016.

Forbairt Scileanna

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Scéal ó Fhoghlaimeoir de chuid MOMENTUM Tionscadal WebActivate

Cúrsa den scoth is ea WebActivate, go háirithe do dhaoine nach bhfuil a lán taithí acu ar an réimse agus atá ag iarraidh oideachas digiteach cuimsitheach a fháil. Cuireann sé raon maith modúl ar fáil, agus iad á soláthar ag teagascóirí atá gníomhach i réimsí digiteacha. Cinntíonn sé sin go mbíonn obair an chúrsa ábhartha don tionscal agus cothrom le dáta. Chomh maith leis sin, tugann an cúrsa rochtain duit ar mhodúil theicniúla a bhfuil sé deacair teacht orthu in áiteanna eile. Rud is tábhachtaí fós, tá an cúrsa dírithe ar an bhfostaíocht agus tá sé an-ábhartha do threochtaí reatha fostaíochta. Bhí an taithí oibre an-tairbheach dúinn, dar liom, agus fuaireamar taithí ar róil dhifriúla foirne i ngach tionscadal. Faoi dheireadh an chúrsa, bhí punann saothair agam a d’fhéadfainn cur i láthair cliant ionchasach. D’fhorbair mé na scileanna a theastaigh uaim chun WebLive Studios, mo ghnó féin, a bhunú. Chomh maith leis sin, táim i mo Phríomhoifi geach Margaíochta le VoxTake anois, cuideachta a fhorbraíonn Bogearraí ina bhFeidhmchláir Sheirbhíse. Rinne Nuálaithe Óga AIB Tapstak, an aip is déanaí ón gCuideachta, a aithint mar an Chéad Scéal Mór Eile ag an gCruinniú Mullaigh Gréasáin sa bhliain 2014. (Acadamh na Scileanna Digiteacha, WebActivate).

“Bhí mé i mbun gnó le 35 bliana ag an am, ach bhí mé ag iarraidh tuilleadh scileanna teicniúla a ghnóthú chun bogadh isteach san earnáil dhigiteach. Bhain mé céim Chéad Onóracha amach i gcúrsa leibhéal a hocht sa Mhargaíocht Chruthaitheach/Dhigiteach ag Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh, cheana féin, ach bhí mé ag iarraidh tuilleadh eolas teicniúil a ghnóthú chun go bhféadfainn bogadh isteach san earnáil dhigiteach. ”

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Cláir Lárnacha

MOMENTUM

Seoladh an dara babhta de chlár MOMENTUM i mí Mheán Fómhair 2014. Tá sé á sholáthar sa tréimhse 2014-2016 mar chuid de thionscnamh an Phlean Gníomhaíochta do Phoist de chuid an Rialtais. Cistíonn MOMENTUM tionscadail oideachais agus oiliúna saor in aisce ar mhaithe le deis a thabhairt do thart ar 6,000 cuardaitheoir poist, atá dífhostaithe le 12 mhí nó níos faide, scileanna a ghnóthú agus teacht ar dheiseanna oibre in earnálacha sainaitheanta atá ag fás.

Is iad an Rialtas agus Clár Chiste Sóisialta na hEorpa/Clár Chistí Struchtúracha na hEorpa a thacaíonn leis an obair a dhéanann MOMENTUM. Tá cistiú á úsáid chun réitigh oideachais agus oiliúna a sholáthar ar fud na tíre d’fhonn freastal ar na riachtanais atá ag daoine dífhostaithe aonair agus ag fostóirí araon laistigh de sheacht gcatagóir. Roghnaíodh na catagóirí sin mar go bhfuil fi anaise ann ina léirítear go bhfuil deiseanna fostaíochta réasúnta maith ar fáil iontu.

Catagóir 1: An Timpeallacht Thógtha (Tógáil)

Catagóir 2: TFC

Catagóir 3: Iompar, Dáileachán agus Lóistíocht

Catagóir 4: Turasóireacht (Fáilteachas, Cóiríocht, Bia agus Deoch)

Catagóir 5: Seirbhísí Airgeadais

Catagóir 6: Déantúsaíocht (Teicneolaíocht)

Catagóir 7: Seirbhísí eile (Seirbhísí Pearsanta, Díolachán agus Margaíocht, Riarachán Gnó.)

I bhformhór na gcásanna, bronntar an deimhniú ag leibhéil a ceathair go dtí a sé ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí nó a choibhéis. I gcásanna eile, bronntar deimhniú atá aitheanta ag an tionscal.

Dhírigh clár MOMENTUM orthu seo a leanas: inspreagadh agus féinmhuinín a chothú i measc daoine atá Dífhostaithe go Fadtéarmach; oiliúint a chur ar fáil in earnálacha atá ag fás agus ina bhfuil éileamh ar fhostaithe; socrúcháin oibre a shocrú díreach tar éis chéim na hoiliúna sa seomra ranga; agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do dhaoine ar feadh tréimhse sé mhí tar éis dheireadh an chúrsa fhoirmiúil. Bhí formhór na socrúchán lonnaithe i ngnóthais bheaga dhúchasacha ina mbíodh fostóirí ionchasacha i dteagmháil dhíreach leis an gcliant ar bhonn laethúil.

An líon daoine a bhí rollaithe i

gcúrsa/a raibh cúrsa tosaithe acu

amhail an 1 Eanáir 2015

An líon daoine a thosaigh

cúrsa le linn na bliana

2015

An líon daoine a

chríochnaigh cúrsa le linn

na bliana 2015

MOMENTUM 1,996 3,577 2897

Sa bhliain 2015, ainmníodh MOMENTUM i gCatagóir 3 - FÁS CUIMSITHEACH: Daoine atá i mbaol eisiaimh shóisialta a chomhtháthú sa tsochaí - i ndámhachtainí RegioStars. I nDámhachtainí RegioStars, tugtar aitheantas do na tionscadail réigiúnacha is spreagthaí agus is nuálaí san Eoraip.

Scéal ó Fhoghlaimeoir de chuid an rCholáisteAn-chabhrach a bhí na trialacha cuimsitheacha samplacha. Cuireadh leo ar mo chumas scrúduithe cleachtaidh a dhéanamh roinnt uaireanta go dtí go raibh muinín agam iarratas a dhéanamh ar chreidiúnú. A bhuí leis an rCholáiste, d’éirigh liom dhá cháilíocht a bhaint amach atá tábhachtach do mo ghairm. Bhí

mé á seachaint le blianta fada roimhe sin.

Teicneoir Cuntasaíochta a rinne cúrsa ar líne Bhliain 2 tríd an rCholáisteTar éis dom 20 bliain a chaitheamh ar mo leanaí a thógáil, chinn mé go raibh sé in am rud éigin a dhéanamh domsa féin. Agus mé i mo mháthair lánaimseartha, bhí an bealach ar líne oiriúnach dom. Bhí mé an-tógtha leis na ranganna seachtainiúla fíorúla ar líne, lenar ceadaíodh dom an físeán a cur ar sos nó a chasadh siar nó ar aghaidh chuig an gcuid ar leith den léacht a raibh mé ag iarraidh athbhreithniú a dhéanamh uirthi. Mar gheall ar an tacaíocht a fuair mé ó na rTheagascóirí agus ó na grúpaí díospóireachta a bhí ann le mic léinn eile, níor bhraith mé scoite agus tugadh an tacaíocht a bhí de dhíth orm chun an cúrsa a chríochnú agus mé a ullmhú dul isteach san áit oibre arís nuair a bheidh mo leanaí tógtha.

“Sa bhliain 2015, chláraigh mé do dhá chúrsa de chuid an rCholáiste – Gairmí Bainistíochta Tionscadail agus Leabharlann Bonneagar Teicneolaíochta Faisnéise (ITIL). Chuir an dá chúrsa ábhar foghlama den scoth ar fáil agus, toisc gur féidir leat obair ar do luas féin, bhí mé in ann staidéar a dhéanamh ag amanna den tseachtain a bhí oiriúnach dom. ”

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An rCholáiste

Tá an rCholáiste ar an tSeirbhís náisiúnta foghlama ar líne. Soláthraíodh leis oiliúint do thart ar 8,000 cuardaitheoir poist agus do níos mó ná 1,000 foghlaimeoir fostaithe sa bhliain 2015. Bíonn cúrsaí rCholáiste ar fáil ar bhonn leanúnach d’iontrálaithe nua agus ní bhíonn aon liostaí feithimh leo. Déanann oifi gigh sheirbhísí fostaíochta de chuid na Roinne Coimirce Sóisialaí cuardaitheoirí poist a atreorú chuig cúrsaí rCholáiste, ach is féidir le daoine fostaithe íoc as cúrsaí trí shuíomh Gréasáin an rCholáiste freisin. Faigheann gach cúrsa de chuid an rCholáiste tacaíocht ó rTheagascóirí, daoine a chabhraíonn le foghlaimeoirí a gcuntas a ghníomhachtú agus dul trí ábhair chúrsa, lena n-áirítear tascanna a shannadh agus a cheartú.

Cuirtear na cúrsaí ar fáil trí “Moodle”, ar córas bainistíochta foghlama é ina n-úsáidtear uirlisí cumarsáide agus comhoibrithe. Cuimsíonn na cúrsaí ranganna teagaisc ar líne, Ionsamhluithe, físeáin, beochaintí, rLeabhair, saotharlanna fíorúla agus measúnachtaí agus tascanna.

Sa bhliain 2015, ba ar dhá chuideachta a bronnadh conradh chun an tseirbhís rCholáiste a sholáthar. Bhí sé de dhualgas ar chuideachta amháin an tseirbhís tacaíochta rTheagascóirí a sholáthar agus bhí sé de dhualgas ar an gcuideachta eile faireachán a dhéanamh ar an tseirbhís a bhí á cur ar fáil agus tuairisc a thabhairt uirthi. Ba as na conarthaí sin a tháinig leibhéal ní b’airde comhsheasmhachta chun cinn i gcáilíocht na seirbhíse a bhí á cur ar fáil. Chomh maith leis sin, sholáthair siad solúbthacht maidir le cúrsaí nua a thabhairt isteach agus maidir le déileáil le cineál athraitheach chliaint an rCholáiste.

D’fhonn feasacht ar an rCholáiste a mhéadú i measc cuardaitheoirí poist, fostóirí agus daoine atá ag iarraidh scileanna nua a ghnóthú, rinneadh athfhorbairt ar bhranda an rCholáiste agus ar an gcomhéadan úsáideora ar shuíomh Gréasáin an rCholáiste. Rinneadh feachtas poiblíochta, lenar áiríodh Caidreamh Poiblí agus fógraíocht ar shuíomhanna ábhartha meán sóisialta amhail LinkedIn agus Twitter, a reáchtáil ansin agus tháinig méadú ar an trácht chuig suíomh Gréasáin an rCholáiste dá bharr.

Bhí laghdú (8%) ann sa líon cuardaitheoirí poist a atreoraíodh chuig cúrsaí ar líne de chuid an rCholáiste le linn na bliana. Mar sin féin, bhí méadú (61%) ann ag an am céanna sa líon foghlaimeoirí fostaithe a bhain leas astu chun scileanna nua a ghnóthú. Meastar go leanfaidh an treocht sin ar aghaidh sa bhliain 2016 agus go mbeidh athruithe ann sna dálaí margaidh mar gheall ar an bhfeabhas sa gheilleagar foriomlán.

Bíonn úsáid mhéadaitheach á baint as an rCholáiste le haghaidh Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach. Sa ráithe dheireanach den bhliain 2015, thosaigh breis agus 300 Múinteoir/Oiliúnóir ó na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna cúrsaí de chuid an rCholáiste mar chuid dá bhForbairt Ghairmiúil Leanúnach.

Scéal ó Rannpháirtí san EGF Bhí an rannpháirtí incháilithe faoi chlár Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland de chuid an EGF

Bhí an scéal ag éirí níos measa agus níos measa. Bhí mé ag fáil leas sóisialta le níos mó ná sé mhí sular gearradh an méid beag airgid a bhí á fháil agam. Bhí mé ag rith as an airgead a bhí tuillte agus sábháilte agam.

Fuair mé litir ón Aonad um Chomhordú an EGF, rud inar tugadh roinnt faisnéise faoin obair a dhéanann sé. Chuir sé glao orm ansin agus d’iarr sé orm teacht chun labhairt le daoine ar fhoireann an EGF.

Is amhlaidh gur mhaith leis na daoine san Aonad um Chomhordú an EGF cabhrú leat a mhéid is féidir. Tuigeann siad go bhfuil daoine óga inniu ag iarraidh post a fháil nó dul chuig an gcoláiste nó dul i mbun cúrsaí páirtaimseartha a chabhróidh leo post a fháil.

Bhí mé ar leas sóisialach agus ní bhfuair mé an leibhéal tacaíochta sin riamh go dtí go ndearna an EGF teagmháil liom.

Mar gheall ar an gcistiú ón EGF, bhí mé in ann seisiúin ghairme agus chóitseála saoil a fháil, a chabhraigh liom feabhas a chur ar mo CV agus a fháil amach cá raibh mé ag dul amú in agallaimh. Fuair mé post nua laistigh de mhí amháin agus bainim an-sult as.

Sa lá atá inniu ann, táim fostaithe i mBaile Átha Cliath, tá mo charr féin agam, tá rud nua i mo shaol agam agus táim i gceannas ar mo shaol féin. Chomh maith leis sin, oibrím go deonach le foireann an EGF chun béim a leagan ar an tábhacht a bhaineann le tacaí ón EGF agus chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do dhaoine óga atá caillte agus scoite agus a bhfuil eagla orthu toisc gur fhulaing mé na rudaí céanna. Más féidir liom daoine óga a spreagadh páirt a ghlacadh sa chlár seo, braithfi dh mé go ndearna mé difríocht dá saol.

“Táim 24 bliana d’aois agus tá cónaí orm in áras an teaghlaigh i gCluain Dolcáin, Baile Átha Cliath 22. Ba i mí Eanáir 2015 a chuaigh mo shaol chun donais den chéad uair. D’fhág mé post measartha chun dul i mbun an phoist ab ansa liom. Níorbh eispéireas dearfach é i ndáiríre agus d’fhág mé an post ansin.

Thug mé na céadta cóipeanna de mo CV amach agus rinne mé iarratas ar gach cineál poist. Rinne mé iarratais ar phoist nach raibh suim dá laghad agam iontu, fi ú. Ba bheag freagra a fuair mé orthu sin. Nuair a fuair mé agallamh, níor tairgeadh an post dom. Ní fhéadfainn aiseolas a fháil fi ú amháin nuair a rinne mé iarracht a fháil amach cá ndeachaigh mé amú.

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An Ciste Eorpach um Choigeartú don Domhandú

Clár atá á chistiú ag an gCoimisiún Eorpach is ea an Ciste Eorpach um Choigeartú don Domhandú (EGF), a bhfuil sé mar aidhm leis cabhrú leis na Ballstáit den Aontas Eorpach tacaí gníomhacha margadh saothair a chur ar fáil d’oibrithe a fágadh iomarcach iad de bharr dhrochthionchar an domhandaithe.

An tAonad Náisiúnta um Chomhordú an EGF i SOLAS

Chuir SOLAS an tAonad um Chomhordú an EGF ar bun i mí Eanáir 2010, agus é mar aidhm aige tacú le hoibríochtaí an EGF in Éirinn ar na bealaí seo a leanas:

• Tacaíocht a thabhairt don Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna oibríochtaí an EGF a chur chun feidhme in Éirinn

• Obair i gcomhar le Gníomhaíochtaí Stáit chun a chinntiú gur chuig Éirinn agus chuig cliaint incháilithe de chuid an EGF a fhabhrófar tairbhí iomlána an EGF

• Ardán soláthair a chur ar fáil atá in ann tacaíocht a thabhairt do chliaint de chuid an EGF laistigh d’abhantrach oibríochtúil an EGF

• Tacaí éifeachtacha oideachais agus oiliúna a thairiscint chun a chinntiú go mbíonn cliaint de chuid an EGF ullamh don fhostaíocht, agus seirbhísí a chur ar fáil a chumasóidh do chliaint de chuid an EGF dul ar aghaidh sa chóras oideachais

• A chinntiú go mbaintear leas as an leibhéal is airde Rialachais ar mhaithe le sruthanna cistiúcháin an EGF agus sruthanna cistiúcháin an Stáit araon a chosaint

• Tuairisc a thabhairt ar thorthaí airgeadais agus ar thorthaí do chliaint nuair a éilíonn Údarás Bainistíochta an EGF agus SOLAS é sin

Sa bhliain 2015, lean SOLAS ar aghaidh le tacaí comhordaithe don EGF a chur ar fáil don Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ar bhonn náisiúnta le haghaidh clár amhail Lufthansa agus Andersen. Bhí ról lárnach ag an Aonad um Chomhordú an EGF i SOLAS maidir le cúnamh a thabhairt d’oibrithe iomarcacha agus, den chéad uair riamh, do dhaoine óga faoi bhun 25 bliana d’aois agus do dhaoine óga nach bhfuil i mbun Fostaíochta, Oideachais nó Oiliúna (NEETS).

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Seirbhísí Printíseachta agus Tógála

Cuireadh béim mhéadaithe ar réimse na Printíseachta sa bhliain 2015. Lean an líon daoine a bhí cláraithe do chúrsaí de bheith ag méadú, agus níos mó ná 3,000 printíseach nua cláraithe sa bhliain. Seoladh dhá phrintíseacht nua san Fheistiú Píobán agus sa Ghearradh Cloch agus an tSaoirseacht Cloch.

Tháinig tuilleadh forbairtí suntasacha chun cinn sa réimse seo tar éis gairm tograí le haghaidh printíseachtaí nua, rud a eisíodh do chuibhreannas comhlachtaí tionscail, comhlachtaí gairmiúla agus soláthraithe oideachais agus oiliúna. Fuarthas níos mó ná 80 togra agus rinneadh meastóireacht ar gach ceann díobh ansin. I mí Iúil 2015, d’fhógair Jan O’Sullivan TD, an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, agus Damien English TD, an tAire Stáit um Scileanna, Taighde agus Nuálaíocht, go gcuirfí 25 cinn de na tograí a fuarthas ar aghaidh chuig céim mhionsonraithe forbartha.

Faoin Acht Oiliúna Tionscail, 1967, agus faoin Acht um Áiseanna Saothair, 1987, tá freagracht reachtúil ar SOLAS as printíseachtaí sainithe a chomhordú agus a rialú. Is é is printíseacht ann ná córas modúlach atá bunaithe ar chaighdeáin agus a chuimsíonn, i bhformhór na gcásanna, seacht gcéim oiliúna agus forbartha ar an láthair agus lasmuigh di.

Rinne na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, na hInstitiúidí Teicneolaíochta agus Scoil Crúdóireachta na hÉireann áiteanna oiliúna lasmuigh den láthair a chur ar fáil do 4,792 phrintíseach sa bhliain 2015. Ag an am céanna, chláraigh SOLAS 3,153 phrintíseach le linn na bliana 2015. B’ionann an fi giúr sin agus méadú 17% ar an líon daoine a cláraíodh sa bhliain 2014. Ba ar 1,221 phrintíseach san iomlán a bronnadh Sainteastas Ceardaíochta sa bhliain 2015.

Is láidir go fóill atá an t-ionchas maidir leis an líon daoine a bheidh cláraithe do phrintíseacht amach anseo agus tá sé tuartha go leanfaidh an líon daoine atá cláraithe do phrintíseachtaí atá bunaithe ar cheardaíocht de bheith ag méadú de réir a chéile thar an gcéad trí bliana eile.

Thug SOLAS dhá chlár nua printíseachta ceardaíochta isteach sa bhliain 2015. Rinneadh an phrintíseacht nua sa Ghearradh Cloch agus an tSaoirseacht Cloch a sheoladh go foirmiúil in Ionad Oiliúna Thrá Lí i mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chiarraí i mí Aibreáin 2015. Rinne SOLAS, i gcomhar le hIonad Oiliúna Dhún Dealgan i mBord Oideachais agus

Oiliúna Lú agus na Mí, an phrintíseacht nua san Fheistiú Píobán a sheoladh go foirmiúil i mí Mheán Fómhair 2015.

Le hAitheantas Réamhfhoghlama, tugtar do phrintísigh saoráid trínar féidir leo fi anaise infhíoraithe ar an taithí ceardaíochta atá acu a chur i láthair an Fho-Choiste um Chreidiúnú Printíseach Iomarcach de chuid an Choiste Chomhairligh Náisiúnta um Printíseacht. Ceadaíodh 25 iarratas ar an Sainteastas Ceardaíochta le linn na bliana 2015.

Bhí forbairtí eile ann i réimsí an Bhailíochtaithe, na Forbartha Caighdeán agus an Athbhreithnithe Clár le linn na tréimhse freisin.

Printíseachtaí Nua

I mí na Bealtaine 2013, d’fhógair Ruairí Quinn TD, an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna ag an am, go ndéanfaí athbhreithniú ar an gcóras printíseachta in Éirinn chun a chinneadh cé acu ba cheart an tsamhail reatha printíseachta “a choinneáil nó a oiriúnú nó samhail mhalartach gairmoideachais agus oiliúna a chur ina háit”. Tar éis an athbhreithnithe sin, fógraíodh bunú na Comhairle Printíseachta i mí na Samhna 2014. Cuimsíonn an Chomhairle ionadaithe ón lucht gnó, ó cheardchumainn agus ó chomhlachtaí breisoideachais agus ardoideachais. Ba é an chéad rud a rinne an Chomhairle Printíseachta ná gairm tograí le haghaidh printíseachtaí nua a eisiúint don tionscal.

Gairm Tograí

Go luath sa bhliain 2015, d’eisigh an Chomhairle Printíseachta gairm tograí le haghaidh forbairt printíseachtaí nua ó chuibhreannas comhlachtaí tionscail, comhlachtaí gairmiúla agus soláthraithe oideachais agus oiliúna. Fuarthas níos mó ná 80 aighneacht ina leith. Agus scrúdú á dhéanamh ar na haighneachtaí, ba léir go bhfuil éileamh láidir ann ar oiliúint printíseachta ar fud raon éagsúil earnálacha agus ar fud raon éagsúil leibhéal cáilíochta.

Chuir an Chomhairle Printíseachta a cuid moltaí faoi bhráid an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna i mí an Mheithimh 2015. I mí Iúil 2015, thug an tAire cead 25 phrintíseacht nua a fhorbairt. Ag teacht sna sála ar an gcinneadh sin ón Aire, thug an Chomhairle Printíseachta cuireadh do na togróirí ainmnithe tús a chur le céim forbartha a dtogra. Rinne an Chomhairle breithniú ar phleananna tionscadail na dtogróirí agus ansin chuir sí tús le cistí forbartha a eisiúint do na cuibhreannais faoi seach.


Printíseachtaí An Líon Printíseach

An Mheicnic Talmhaíochta 59

An Mheicnic Aerárthaí 34

An Leagan Brící agus Cloch 26

An Chearpantóireacht agus an tSiúinéireacht 291

An Feistiú Gléasra Tógála 77

Cúrsaí Leictreacha 956

An Ionstraimíocht Leictreonach 83

Córais Leictreonacha Slándála 28

An Chrúdóireacht 7

An Tíliú Urlár agus Ballaí 0

An Mheicnic Feithiclí Troma 154

An tInsliú Tionsclaíoch 13

An Ionstraimíocht 8

An tUathoibriú Meicniúil agus an Feistiú Cothabhála 153

An tOibriú Miotail 198

An Mhótarmheicnic 423

An Phéinteáil agus an Maisiúchán 19

An Feistiú Píobán 37

An Phlástráil 7

An Phluiméireacht 289

Na Meáin Chlóite 8

An Cuisniúchán agus an tAerchóiriúchán 75

An Mhiotalóireacht Leatháin 38

An Gearradh Cloch agus an tSaoirseacht Cloch 13

An Uirliseoireacht 62

An Deisiúchán Creatlacha Feithicle 47

An Déantúsaíocht Adhmaid agus an Bailchríochnú Adhmaid 48

Iomlán 3,153

Chun críocha comparáide, is léirithe thíos atá an líon daoine a bhí cláraithe do chúrsaí printíseachta le blianta beaga anuas:

An Líon Printíseach a bhí Cláraithe do Chúrsa sa Bhliain 2015, leagtha amach de réir Printíseachta


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An Líon Daoine a bhí Cláraithe do Chúrsaí Printíseachta: 2008 - 2015BLIAIN An Líon Daoine a bhí Cláraithe

2008 3,765

2009 1,535

2010 1,204

2011 1,307

2012 1,434

2013 1,929

2014 2,698

2015 3,153


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43ú Comórtas WorldSkills, Sâo Paulo, an Bhrasaíl, 11 – 16 Lúnasa 2015

Comórtas uathúil domhanda a reáchtáiltear gach dhá bhliain is ea Comórtas WorldSkills, áit a dtéann daoine óga as gach cearn den domhan in iomaíocht le chéile chun a léiriú gurb iadsan an duine is fearr ag a gceird roghnaithe.

Bhí an 43ú comórtas de chuid WorldSkills ar siúl in Sâo Paulo, an Bhrasaíl, i mí Lúnasa 2015. Chuaigh thart ar 1,200 duine as 70 ceann de thíortha agus de réigiúin, Éire ina measc, in iomaíocht le chéile chun a scileanna a léiriú i 50 disciplín dhifriúla, beagnach.

Bhí Foireann Éireann comhdhéanta de 14 dhuine óga, idir phrintísigh, oiliúnaithe agus mhic léinn óga. Chruthaigh siad an saineolas atá acu ina réimse féin trí dhul in iomaíocht lena bpiaraí chun áit a áirithiú ar fhoireann na hÉireann. Roghnaíodh iad mar bhuaiteoirí i mBabhta Ceannais an Chomórtais Náisiúnta Scileanna a reáchtáladh in Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Chorcaí i mí na Nollag 2014.

Sular thaistil siad go dtí an Bhrasaíl, ghlac na baill foirne páirt in oiliúint lánaimseartha ar feadh ocht seachtaine faoi stiúir ag a gcuid cóitseálaithe ó Institiúidí éagsúla Teicneolaíochta (Corcaigh, Baile Átha Cliath, Dún Dealgan, Port Láirge, Baile Átha Luain, Sligeach agus Gaillimh-Maigh Eo), ó Bhoird éagsúla Oideachais agus Oiliúna (Ciarraí, an Clár agus Luimneach, Port Láirge agus Loch Garman agus Institiúid Breisoideachais Dhún Laoghaire), agus ó Choláiste Bainistíochta Óstán na Sionainne.

Thaispeáin Foireann Éireann a gcuid scileanna agus buanna sna réimsí seo a leanas: an Chothabháil Aerárthaí, an Teicneolaíocht Gluaisteán, an Teiripe Scéimhe, an Chaibinéadacht, an Chearpantóireacht, an Mhiotalóireacht Tógála, Suiteálacha Leictreacha, an Rialú Tionsclaíoch, an tSiúinéireacht, an Phlástráil agus Córais Bhalla Chrua, an Innealtóireacht Díslí Plaisteacha, an Phluiméireacht agus an Téamh, an Freastal Bialainne, agus an Táthú.

Tar éis di ceithre lá a chaitheamh i mbun iomaíochta in Sâo Paulo, tháinig Foireann Éireann abhaile in éineacht le dhá bhonn óir agus ocht Meadáille Sármhaitheasa. Cé gur éirigh leis an bhfoireann críochnú san 11ú háit ar domhan, ba é an rud ba thábhachtaí do gach duine lena mbaineann ná an deis a bhí acu ionadaíocht a dhéanamh dá dtír.

Is iad Alina Sile, an Freastal Bialainne, agus Ros Wynne, an Chothabháil Aerárthaí, a bhuaigh na boinn óir don fhoireann. Ba é sin an ceathrú comórtas as a chéile de chuid WorldSkills inar bhuaigh Éire an bonn óir sa Chothabháil Aerárthaí. Bronnadh Meadáillí Sármhaitheasa ar rannpháirtithe Éireannacha sna réimsí seo a leanas freisin: an Teiripe

Scéimhe, Suiteálacha Leictreacha, an tSiúinéireacht, an Chaibinéadacht, an Teicneolaíocht Gluaisteán, an Phluiméireacht, an Phlástráil agus Córais Bhalla Chrua, agus an Mhiotalóireacht Tógála.

Fuair Foireann na hÉireann cistiú ó SOLAS, ón Údarás um Ard-Oideachas, ó Institiúidí Teicneolaíochta Éireann, ó Institiúidí éagsúla Teicneolaíochta (Corcaigh, Baile Átha Cliath, Dún Dealgan, Luimneach, Port Láirge agus Sligeach) agus ó Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI).

An Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Tógála agus an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Cairéalaithe agus an Clár Phas Shábháilte.

An Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Tógála

Soláthraíonn an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Tógála d’oibrithe laistigh den earnáil tógála nach oibrithe ceardaíochta iad a oiliúint, a mheasúnú, a dheimhniú agus a chlárú. Cuimsítear an Scéim faoi fhorálacha Sceideal 5 a ghabhann leis na Rialacháin um Shábháilteacht, Sláinte agus Leas ag an Obair (Tógáil) 2013.

An Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Cairéalaithe

Soláthraíonn an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Cairéalaithe d’oibrithe laistigh den earnáil tógála nach oibrithe ceardaíochta iad a oiliúint, a mheasúnú, a dheimhniú agus a chlárú. Cuimsítear an Scéim faoi fhorálacha Sceideal 1 a ghabhann leis na Rialacháin um Shábháilteacht, Sláinte agus Leas ag an Obair (Cairéalú) 2008.

An Clár Pas Shábháilte

Is ionann an Clár Pas Shábháilte agus clár oiliúna aon lae i bhfeasacht sláinte agus sábháilteachta atá dírithe go príomha ar oibrithe san earnáil foirgníochta, iontrálaithe nua san earnáil ina measc. Cuimsítear an clár Pas Shábháilte faoi fhorálacha Sceideal 4 a ghabhann leis na Rialacháin um Shábháilteacht, Sláinte agus Leas ag an Obair (Tógáil) 2013.

Áiríodh iad seo a leanas leis na príomhéachtaí ina leith le linn na bliana 2015:

RINNEADH

89,029GCÁRTA PAS SHÁBHÁILTE A ULLMHÚ AGUS A DHÁILEADH

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24,347GCÁRTA CSCS/QSCS A ULLMHÚ AGUS A SCAIPEADH

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Oibríonn an Rannán Acmhainní i SOLAS thar thrí rannóg, is iad sin:

• An Rannóg Airgeadais, a chuimsíonn Cistiú Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, Íocaíochtaí Foirne, Cuntasaíocht Bhainistíochta/an Rannóg Cuntasaíochta, Maoiniú ón AE, an Mórleabhar Ginearálta/Cuntais Reachtúla, Soláthar, agus SAP

• An Rannóg TFC, a dhéanann bainistiú ar gach feidhm inmheánach TFC, lena n-áirítear córais shaincheaptha inmheánacha a fhorbairt agus tacaí leanúnacha a chur ar fáil do na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus don Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí

• An Rannóg um Fhorbairt agus Tacaíocht Eagrúcháin, a chuimsíonn Acmhainní Daonna agus Caidreamh Foirne, Seirbhísí Dlí agus Iniúchóireachta, Seirbhísí Saoráidí agus an Córas Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí.

Croíghné den eagraíocht is ea an Rannán Acmhainní i SOLAS, rud a chumasaíonn don eagraíocht a plean corparáideach agus a cuid ceangaltas faoin Straitéis Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a chomhlíonadh. Tugann an Rannán tacaíocht do na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, don mhórearnáil Breisoideachais agus

Oiliúna agus don Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí ag an am céanna.

Faoi phlean tacaí trasdula atá i bhfeidhm ag SOLAS – rud a raibh sé mar aidhm leis an líonra ionad oiliúna a bhí faoi stiúir ag FÁS roimhe seo, agus soláthar gaolmhar agus foireann ghaolmhar, a ionchorprú isteach i líonra na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna – lean an rannán ar aghaidh le cúnamh leanúnach a chur ar fáil i leith raon gníomhaíochtaí éagsúla, lenar áiríodh an párolla oiliúnaithe agus printíseach. Lean an Rannán Acmhainní i SOLAS ar aghaidh le tacaí TF a chur ar fáil don Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí freisin sa bhliain 2015. Ag an am céanna, chomhaontaigh sé amchlár le haghaidh na tacaí sin a tharraingt siar nuair a chuirfear bonneagar teicneolaíochta na Roinne i bhfeidhm.

Cuireann an tAonad um Fhorbairt agus Tacaíocht Eagrúcháin bainistíocht riosca agus bainistíocht taifead ar aghaidh laistigh de SOLAS agus i réimsí eile amhail an Córas Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí. Tacaíonn sé leis an obair sin agus déanann sé athbhreithniú uirthi freisin.

Déanann an tAonad um Chaidreamh Foirne agus Acmhainní Daonna bainistiú ar Acmhainní Daonna agus Riarachán Pinsean, ar an gCóras Bainistíochta agus Forbartha

Feidhmíochta, lena n-áirítear beartais forbartha foirne, agus ar chúrsaí Caidreamh Foirne, agus cabhraíonn sé le SOLAS a cuid cuspóirí corparáideacha a bhaint amach trí phleanáil an fhórsa saothair.

Cuireann an tAonad um Sheirbhísí Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí agus Dlí raon seirbhísí dlí agus tacaíochta ar fáil do SOLAS. Áirítear leis na seirbhísí sin plean bliantúil iniúchóireachta atá rioscabhunaithe a bhainistiú agus a chur i ngníomh, príomhcheanglais a bhaineann le rialachas corparáideach, comhairle dhlíthiúil a sholáthar, agus comhlíonadh na reachtaíochta um chosaint sonraí.

Déanann an tAonad um Sheirbhísí Saoráidí bainistiú ar oibríochtaí foriomlána agus ar riarachán foriomlán áitribh SOLAS, lena n-áirítear seirbhísí poist, priontáil agus bainistíocht bialainne agus cothabhála. Sa bhliain 2015, rinne an tAonad um Sheirbhísí Saoráidí bainistiú ar aonaid bhreise ghnó a athlonnú in oifi gí SOLAS i dTeach Chaisleán Foirbis. Chabhraigh sé sin le timpeallacht oibre SOLAS a chomhdhlúthú tuilleadh ina láthair níos éifeachtaí a léiríonn riachtanais na heagraíochta nua.

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An Córas Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí

Comhthionscnamh idir SOLAS agus na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna is ea an Córas Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí. Tugadh an córas isteach sa dara leath den bhliain 2013. Is é an cuspóir atá leis forbairt a dhéanamh ar chóras teicneolaíochta faisnéise ina bhfuil trí bhunachar sonraí lena soláthraítear cur chuige comhtháite i leith sonraí tábhachtacha a bhailiú faoi aschur, faoi thorthaí agus faoi fheidhmíocht clár breisoideachais agus oiliúna.

Faoi dheireadh na bliana 2015, ba lánfheidhmiúil a bhí dhá ghné den Chóras Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí, ba iad sin, an Bunachar Sonraí Náisiúnta Clár agus an Féilire Náisiúnta Cúrsaí.

An Bunachar Sonraí Náisiúnta Clár

Is ionann an Bunachar Sonraí Náisiúnta Clár agus stór ina gcuimsítear na cláir uile atá le reáchtáil ag soláthraithe Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna le cistiú ó SOLAS. Agus fardal iomlán ann maidir leis na cláir bhreisoideachais agus oiliúna uile atá ar fáil, tabharfar leis an mBunachar Sonraí Náisiúnta Clár léargas iomlán ar an raon soláthair atá ar fáil agus soláthrófar tacaíocht leis nuair a bhíonn cúrsaí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna á sceidealú laistigh de bhliain féilire ar leith.

An Féilire Náisiúnta Cúrsaí

Is é atá san Fhéilire Náisiúnta Cúrsaí ná fardal foilsithe maidir le cúrsaí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, lena n-áirítear sonraí faoi cén áit a mbíonn na cúrsaí á reáchtáil agus faoi cén uair a bhíonn siad á reáchtáil.

Leanfar ar aghaidh leis an gCóras Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí a fhorbairt le linn na bliana 2016.

Rialachas Comhoibríoch

Tionscadal casta atá sa Chóras Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí a fhorbairt, áit a mbíonn sonraí á mbailiú agus á n-úsáid i bhfíor-am chun tacú leis na próisis ghnó atá i bhfeidhm i SOLAS, sna Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus i gcomhlachtaí eile. Ní fhéadfadh SOLAS an méid sin a bhaint amach léi féin. Má táthar chun an Córas Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí a chur i gcrích, is gá do raon éagsúil comhlachtaí Rialtais agus Stáit obair le chéile ar mhaithe le cuspóirí an Chórais a bhaint amach. Déanann Grúpa Stiúrtha maoirseacht ar an Tionscadal, rud atá faoi chomhchathaoirleacht ag SOLAS agus ag Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI). Tá sé mar phríomhaidhm ag an

nGrúpa Stiúrtha a chinntiú go dtreoraítear an tionscadal i gceart ionas gur féidir leis a chuspóirí a bhaint amach. I measc na gcomhaltaí den Ghrúpa Stiúrtha, tá ionadaithe ó ETBI, ó SOLAS, ón Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, ó AONTAS, ó Dhearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (QQI), ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna, ón Údarás um Ard-Oideachas agus ón Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe. Agus na bunachair shonraí á bhforbairt, bíonn comhar agus comhoibriú dlúth leis na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, leis an Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, leis an Lárionad Náisiúnta um Threoir san Oideachas agus leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ag teastáil ionas gur féidir tuiscint chomhroinnte níos fearr a chothú ar na saincheisteanna casta ar gá aghaidh a thabhairt orthu tríd an gCóras Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí agus ar an dóigh ar féidir na saincheisteanna sin a réiteach. Faigheann an tionscadal tacaíocht ó fhoirne tiomnaithe teicniúla i SOLAS agus in ETBI araon freisin.

Is leis an gCóras Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí a sholáthrófar, den chéad uair riamh, ardán láraithe trína mbeifear in ann sonraí a bhailiú agus a chur i láthair faoi chúrsaí Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, faoi fhoghlaimeoirí agus faoi thorthaí, rud a fhágfaidh go mbeifear in ann an Breisoideachas agus Oiliúint a phleanáil, a chomhordú agus a chistiú bunaithe ar fhianaise. Leis an gCóras Tacaíochta Clár agus Foghlaimeoirí, tugtar deis uathúil bonneagar nua-aimseartha sonraí a chruthú, rud lena nglacfar leis na tairbhí a bhaineann le comhroinnt sonraí agus lena soláthrófar trédhearcacht, cuntasacht agus sonraí níos fearr maidir le haschur, le torthaí agus le feidhmíocht an Bhreisoideachais agus na hOiliúna.


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Cuireadh SOLAS (an tSeirbhís Oideachais

Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna) – an tÚdarás

Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna – ar bun an

27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 faoin Acht Breisoideachais

agus Oiliúna, 2013.

Faoin Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, sainmhínítear gurb iad seo a leanas na feidhmeanna ginearálta atá ag SOLAS:

(a) straitéis i leith soláthar breisoideachais agus oiliúna a ullmhú agus a chur faoi bhráid an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna;

(b) meas ar luach an bhreisoideachais agus na hoiliúna a chur chun cinn;

(c) dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí, leis an Aire Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta agus le fostóirí ó am go ham chun a chinneadh cé na cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna, nó cé na haicmí clár den sórt sin, ba chóir a bheith ina n-ábhar airleacain ag an tSeirbhís;

(d) airgead a airleacan do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus do chomhlachtaí eile atá ag gabháil do sholáthar clár Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna;

(e) oiliúint agus athoiliúint le haghaidh fostaíochta a sholáthar, nó socrú a dhéanamh maidir lena soláthar, agus cúnamh a thabhairt do dhaoine eile seachas an tSeirbhís ó thaobh oiliúint den sórt sin a sholáthar, agus

comhordú a dhéanamh ar an soláthar sin;

(f) measúnú a dhéanamh i dtaobh an ndéanann nó nach ndéanann Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, agus comhlachtaí eile atá ag gabháil do sholáthar clár Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, ar airleacadh airgead dóibh, a bhfeidhmeanna a chomhlíonadh ar mhodh eacnamaíoch, éifeachtach agus éifeachtúil;

(g) suíomh daoine a bhaineann le cibé aicme nó aicmí duine a shonróidh an tAire Coimirce Sóisialaí tar éis dó nó di dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna, i gcláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna a mhaoinítear, go hiomlán nó go páirteach, as airgead poiblí a chur chun cinn, a spreagadh agus a éascú;

(h) comhoibriú a chur chun cinn idir Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus comhlachtaí eile a mbíonn baint acu le cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna a sholáthar;

(i) comhionannas deiseanna a chur chun cinn i ndáil le breisoideachas agus oiliúint a sholáthar;

Rialachas Corparáideach

Sainordú Reachtach


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(j) cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna nua agus láithreacha a fhorbairt, agus forbairt den sórt sin a éascú, lena n-áirítear córais a bhunú atá ceaptha chun faireachán a dhéanamh ar cháilíocht an oideachais agus na hoiliúna lena mbaineann, chun a chinntiú go bhfreastalaíonn na cláir sin dá gcuspóir;

(k) oiliúint a sholáthar, agus cúnamh a thabhairt chun oiliúint a sholáthar, do dhaoine a bhfuil sé curtha de chúram orthu cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna a sholáthar, is cláir a bhfuil airgead airleactha ina leith ag an tSeirbhís faoi alt 21;

(l) taighde a sheoladh, nó socrú a dhéanamh chun taighde a sheoladh, maidir le haon nithe a bhaineann le feidhmeanna na Seirbhíse, agus

(m) comhairle a thabhairt don Aire i ndáil le haon ní a bhaineann le feidhmeanna na Seirbhíse.

Cuireann SOLAS cúnamh leanúnach ar fáil do na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna maidir le raon tacaí trasdula agus tacaí eile. Leanann SOLAS ar aghaidh le tacaí TF a chur ar fáil don Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí, socrú a tháinig as na hiar-Oifigí Seirbhísí Fostaíochta de chuid FÁS agus as an bhfoireann ghaolmhar dá chuid a aistriú chuig an Roinn sin sa bhliain 2012.

I dteannta na gcroífheidhmeanna atá aici, mar atá sainithe faoin Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, tá freagracht ar SOLAS as cláir Phrintíseachta agus as cláir a bhaineann leis an tógáil: Pas Sábháilte, an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Tógála (CSCS), an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Cairéalaithe (QSCS), an rCholáiste, Clár MOMENTUM agus Clár an Chiste Eorpaigh um Choigeartú don Domhandú.

An Cód Cleachtais do Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit

Ghlac SOLAS an Cód Cleachtais do Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit, ar cheadaigh an Rialtas é sa bhliain 2009, agus chuir sí próisis i bhfeidhm chun a chinntiú go gcloífidh gach gné d’oibríochtaí SOLAS le ceanglais an Chóid.

Sláinte agus Sábháilteacht Chorparáideach

Cloíonn SOLAS leis na freagrachtaí reachtúla a leagadh uirthi san Acht um Shláinte, Sábháilteacht agus Leas ag an Obair, 2005, agus i ngach rialachán arna ndéanamh faoin Acht sin. Is é an cuspóir atá ag SOLAS timpeallacht oibre atá sábháilte agus sláintiúil a chur ar fáil do gach ball foirne agus do gach cliant agus na freagrachtaí atá uirthi i leith daoine eile a chomhlíonadh, lena n-áirítear daoine den phobal a bhféadfadh oibríochtaí SOLAS dul i bhfeidhm orthu. Déanann lucht bainistíochta SOLAS comhlíonadh a Ráitis maidir le Beartas Sábháilteachta a chomhordú agus a chinntiú trí Chóras Bainistíochta Sábháilteachta a chur chun feidhme ar fud na heagraíochta.

Na hAchtanna um Chosaint Sonraí, 1988 agus 2003

Is é is aidhm do na hAchtanna um Chosaint Sonraí príobháideacht sonraí pearsanta daoine aonair a chosaint. Foráiltear leis na hAchtanna go bhféadfaidh daoine aonair cóip a fháil de na sonraí pearsanta uile a bhaineann leo agus atá i

seilbh an Rialaitheora Sonraí. Is Rialaitheoir Sonraí ainmnithe í SOLAS agus cloíonn sí go hiomlán leis an reachtaíocht.

Ráitis maidir le hÉifeachtúlacht Fuinnimh agus le Beartas Comhshaoil

I mí an Mheithimh 2001, d’eisigh an Rialtas Meabhrán lenar ceanglaíodh ar gach Gníomhaireacht Stáit forbhreathnú a thabhairt, sa Tuarascáil Bhliantúil uathu, ar na bearta atá á ndéanamh acu chun úsáid fuinnimh a laghdú, i gcásanna ina bhfuil siad freagrach as áitreabh nua nó as athchóiriú mór a dhéanamh ar fhoirgnimh agus/nó as foirgnimh atá á n-áitiú acu.

Faoi Ionstraim Reachtúil (I.R.) Uimh. 542 ‘Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Éifeachtúlacht Críochúsáide Fuinnimh agus Seirbhísí Fuinnimh) 2009’, tá oibleagáidí sonracha tuairiscithe fuinnimh ar an earnáil fuinnimh.

Maidir le bainistíocht saoráidí a bhaineann lena húsáid fuinnimh agus le seirbhísí a dhéantar ar a cuid foirgneamh, féachann SOLAS le leas a bhaint as na modhanna is éifeachtúla ó thaobh fuinnimh de agus as na modhanna is fearr don chomhshaol.

Sa bhliain 2014, bhog SOLAS amach ó Chúirt Bhagóid, Baile Átha Cliath 4 (áitreabh a raibh rátáil fuinnimh foirgnimh G aige) chuig a príomháitreabh nua oifige ag Teach Chaisleán Foirbis, Baile Átha Cliath 1, rud a thug deis di éifeachtúlachtaí suntasacha fuinnimh a bhaint amach. Tá rátáil fuinnimh foirgnimh B2 ag Teach Chaisleán Foirbis faoi láthair.

I gcás fuinnimh, is ionann na tosaíochtaí don bhliain 2015 agus don bhliain 2016. Áireofar leo faireachán a dhéanamh ar chostais fuinnimh agus na costais sin a rialú, iniúchóireacht fuinnimh, béim a chur ar éifeachtúlachtaí fuinnimh agus ar choigilteas fuinnimh a bhaint amach agus trealamh á cheannach, agus Dearadh atá Éifeachtúil ó thaobh Fuinnimh de a chur chun feidhme le haghaidh aon tionscadal ábhartha a thiocfaidh chun cinn. Thug SOLAS saoráid bhainistithe priontála isteach sa bhliain 2015, áit a mbaintear leas as trealamh ísealfhuinnimh.

An tAcht fá Choimisiún na hÉireann um Chearta an Duine agus Comhionannas 2014

Aithníonn SOLAS go mbeidh athrú ann ar a cuid seirbhísí nuair a chuirfear dualgas dearfach nua uirthi faoi alt 42 den Acht fá Choimisiún na hÉireann um Chearta an Duine agus Comhionannas 2014. Tá aird ag SOLAS ar an ngá atá ann le deireadh a chur le hidirdhealú, le comhionannas a chur chun cinn agus le cearta daonna a ball foirne agus na ndaoine a soláthraíonn sí seirbhísí dóibh a chosaint.

Tá SOLAS tiomanta do bheartas comhionannas deiseanna a leanúint agus glacann sí cur chuige dearfach i leith comhionannais san eagraíocht. Déanann SOLAS forbairt agus cur chun feidhme ar bheartais agus ar chláir chuí lena bhfreastalaítear ar na riachtanais mhargadh saothair atá ag daoine atá eisiata go sóisialta. Chomh maith leis sin, cuireann sí dearcadh réamhghníomhach comhionannais ar áireamh i ngach seirbhís agus clár a dtacaíonn sí leo. Tá gach seirbhís


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de chuid SOLAS ar fáil go cothrom d’fhir agus do mhná agus do gach saoránach de chuid an Aontais Eorpaigh (AE) agus an Limistéir Eorpaigh Eacnamaíoch (LEE).

Is fostóir comhdheiseanna í SOLAS. Chuige sin, tá SOLAS tiomanta dá chinntiú nach bhfaighidh aon bhall foirne, ná aon duine a dhéanann iarratas ar phost le SOLAS, cóir is lú fabhar ná í sin a fhaigheann daoine eile de bharr inscne, stádas pósta, stádas teaghlaigh, treoshuíomh gnéasach, creidimh, aoise, míchumais, cine, ballraíochta den Lucht Siúil nó de bharr aon fhoras eile nach mbaineann le dea-chleachtas fostaíochta.

Díríonn SOLAS go leanúnach ar chultúr agus ar dhearcadh comhionannais a fhorbairt agus a spreagadh laistigh den eagraíocht. Is é an cuspóir atá aici ina leith sin a chinntiú go gcaitear go cothrom le gach ball foirne agus go dtugtar comhdheiseanna dóibh forbairt agus dul chun cinn gairme a bhaint amach. Is é atá i gceist leis sin cúrsaí comhionannais a chomhtháthú i gcláir laethúla bhainistíochta feidhmíochta agus forbartha foirne ionas go mbeidh comhionannas ina ghné de chultúr na heagraíochta agus ina chroíchleachtas bainistíochta – rud a spreagfaidh gach bainisteoir é agus a nglacfaidh gach ball foirne ar fud na heagraíochta é.

An tAcht um Eitic in Oifi gí Poiblí, 1995, agus an tAcht um Chaighdeáin in Oifi gí Poiblí, 2001

Tháinig SOLAS faoi réir an Achta um Eitic in Oifi gí Poiblí, 1995, agus an Achta um Chaighdeáin in Oifi gí Poiblí, 2001, le héifeacht ón 29 Eanáir 2015.

An tAcht um Shaoráil Faisnéise 2014

Tá feidhm ag forálacha an Achta um Shaoráil Faisnéise maidir le SOLAS. Bunaítear trí cheart reachtúla leis an Acht, is iad sin:

• An ceart atá ag gach duine chun rochtain a fháil ar fhaisnéis atá i seilbh comhlachtaí poiblí,

• An ceart dlíthiúil atá ag gach duine go ndéanfaí faisnéis oifi giúil maidir leis/léi a leasú nuair atá an fhaisnéis sin neamhiomlán, mícheart nó míthreorach, agus

• An ceart dlíthiúil atá ag duine chun cúiseanna a fháil le breitheanna a théann i bhfeidhm air féin.

Fuair SOLAS 15 iarraidh ar fhaisnéis faoin Acht um Shaoráil Faisnéise sa bhliain 2015.

Acht na dTeangacha Oifi giúla 2003

Sa bhliain 2015, bhí SOLAS i dteagmháil leis an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta maidir le Scéim Teangacha Oifi giúla a fhorbairt. Tá sí fós ar feitheamh freagra ón Roinn. Idir an dá linn, déanfaidh SOLAS Tuarascálacha Bliantúla, Ráitis Airgeadais agus doiciméid ábhartha eile uaithi a fhoilsiú go comhuaineach sa dá theanga oifi giúla, agus í ag comhlíonadh fhorálacha ginearálta an Achta. Beidh suíomh Gréasáin SOLAS ar fáil i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla araon.

An tAcht um Íoc Pras Cuntas, 1997

Is ar Bhord SOLAS atá an fhreagracht fhoriomlán as comhlíonadh an Achta um Íoc Pras Cuntas, 1997, san eagraíocht. Le Rialacháin na gComhphobal Eorpach (Íoc Déanach in Idirbhearta Tráchtála), 2002, tugadh athruithe suntasacha isteach ar an gceanglas Íoca Phrais atá leagtha síos san Acht. Tharmlig an Bord an fhreagracht sin chuig lucht bainistíochta SOLAS. Cuimsítear sa chóras rialaithe inmheánaigh airgeadais na rialuithe agus na nósanna imeachta sin a mheastar a bheith riachtanach chun comhlíonadh an Achta a chinntiú. Áirítear le córas rialaithe inmheánaigh airgeadais na heagraíochta rialuithe cuntasaíochta agus ríomhaireachta arb é is aidhm dóibh sonraisc agus conarthaí a shainaithint lena n-íoc laistigh de na dátaí forordaithe íocaíochta. Ceaptar na rialuithe sin chun dearbhú réasúnach, seachas dearbhú iomlán, a thabhairt in aghaidh neamh-chomhlíonadh an Achta. Tá an Bord sásta gur chomhlíon SOLAS forálacha an Achta sna poncanna ábhartha uile sa bhliain 2015. Íocadh suim iomlán €3,743 i leith pionós a gearradh de bharr íoc déanach.


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Ráiteas faoi Fhreagrachtaí SOLAS

Faoin Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, cuireadh an tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) ar bun le héifeacht ón 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013. Díscaoileadh FÁS an 26 Deireadh Fómhair 2013. Faoi fhorálacha an Achta, ba chuig SOLAS, an comhlacht nua, a aistríodh gach ceann de na feidhmeanna, na hoibríochtaí, na sócmhainní agus na dliteanais a bhí fágtha ag FÁS.

Faoin Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, sainmhínítear gurb iad seo a leanas na feidhmeanna ginearálta atá ag SOLAS:

(a) straitéis i leith soláthar breisoideachais agus oiliúna a ullmhú agus a chur faoi bhráid an Aire;

(b) meas ar luach an bhreisoideachais agus na hoiliúna a chur chun cinn;

(c) dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí, leis an Aire Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta agus le fostóirí ó am go ham chun a chinneadh cé na cláir bhreisoideachais agus oiliúna, nó cé na haicmí clár den sórt sin, ba chóir a bheith ina n-ábhar airleacain ag an tSeirbhís;

(d) airgead a airleacan do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus do chomhlachtaí eile atá ag gabháil do sholáthar clár breisoideachais agus oiliúna;

(e) oiliúint agus athoiliúint le haghaidh fostaíochta a sholáthar, nó socrú a dhéanamh maidir lena soláthar, agus cúnamh a thabhairt do dhaoine eile seachas an tSeirbhís ó thaobh oiliúint den sórt sin a sholáthar, agus comhordú a dhéanamh ar an soláthar sin;

(f) measúnú a dhéanamh i dtaobh an ndéanann nó nach ndéanann Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, agus comhlachtaí eile atá ag gabháil do sholáthar clár breisoideachais agus oiliúna, ar airleacadh airgead dóibh, a bhfeidhmeanna a chomhlíonadh ar mhodh eacnamaíoch, éifeachtach agus éifeachtúil;

(g) suíomh daoine a bhaineann le cibé aicme nó aicmí duine a shonróidh an tAire Coimirce Sóisialaí tar éis dó nó di dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna, i gcláir bhreisoideachais agus oiliúna a mhaoinítear, go hiomlán nó go páirteach, as airgead poiblí a chur chun cinn, a spreagadh agus a éascú;

(h) comhoibriú a chur chun cinn idir Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna agus comhlachtaí eile a mbíonn baint acu le cláir bhreisoideachais agus oiliúna a sholáthar;

(i) comhionannas deiseanna a chur chun cinn i ndáil le breisoideachas agus oiliúint a sholáthar;

(j) cláir bhreisoideachais agus oiliúna nua agus láithreacha a fhorbairt, agus forbairt den sórt sin a éascú, lena n-áirítear córais a bhunú atá ceaptha chun faireachán a dhéanamh ar cháilíocht an oideachais agus na hoiliúna lena mbaineann, chun a chinntiú go bhfreastalaíonn na cláir sin dá gcuspóir;

(k) oiliúint a sholáthar, agus cúnamh a thabhairt chun oiliúint a sholáthar, do dhaoine a bhfuil sé curtha de chúram orthu cláir bhreisoideachais agus oiliúna a sholáthar, is cláir a bhfuil airgead airleactha ina leith ag an tSeirbhís;

(l) taighde a sheoladh, nó socrú a dhéanamh chun taighde a sheoladh, maidir le haon nithe a bhaineann le feidhmeanna na Seirbhíse; agus

(m) comhairle a thabhairt don Aire i ndáil le haon ní a bhaineann le feidhmeanna na Seirbhíse.

Faoi alt 31(1) den Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, ceanglaítear ar SOLAS cuntais bhliantúla a ullmhú, i cibé foirm a cheadóidh an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna le toiliú an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe.

Agus na ráitis airgeadais sin á n-ullmhú aici, ceanglaítear ar SOLAS na nithe seo a leanas a dhéanamh:

• beartais chuntasaíochta oiriúnacha a roghnú agus iad a chur i bhfeidhm go comhsheasmhach;

• breithiúnais agus meastacháin chuntasaíochta a dhéanamh atá réasúnta agus stuama;

• na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú ar bhonn an ghnóthais leantaigh mura bhfuil sé míchuí talamh slán a dhéanamh de go leanfaidh SOLAS ag feidhmiú; agus

• aon imeachtaí ábhartha ó chaighdeáin chuntasaíochta is infheidhme a nochtadh agus a mhíniú.

Tá SOLAS freagrach freisin as taifid imleora chuntasaíochta a choinneáil, lena gcuirtear in iúl a staid airgeadais le cruinneas réasúnta ag am ar bith agus lena gcuirtear ar a cumas a chinntiú go gcloíonn na ráitis airgeadais le mír 31(1) den Acht. Tá SOLAS freagrach freisin as a sócmhainní a chosaint agus as bearta réasúnacha a ghlacadh chun calaois agus mírialtachtaí eile a chosc agus a aimsiú.

Chloígh SOLAS leis na ceanglais thuas agus na ráitis airgeadais á n-ullmhú aici.

Cheadaigh SOLAS na ráitis airgeadais an 26 Aibreán 2016.

Patrick Delaney Paul O’Toole Cathaoirleach, SOLAS Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin, SOLAS

Dáta: 27 Bealtaine 2016 Dáta: 27 Bealtaine 2016


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Tuarascáil an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste le cur faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais

An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS)

Tá iniúchadh déanta agam ar ráitis airgeadais SOLAS don bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015 faoin Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 2013. Cuimsíonn na ráitis airgeadais an ráiteas ioncaim agus caiteachais, an ráiteas faoi ioncam cuimsitheach, an ráiteas faoin staid airgeadais, an ráiteas faoi shreabhadh airgid, an ráiteas faoi athruithe i gcúlchistí agus sa chuntas caipitil, agus na nótaí gaolmhara. Ullmhaíodh na ráitis airgeadais san fhoirm a fhorordaítear faoi Alt 31 den Acht agus de réir an chleachtais chuntasaíochta a bhfuil glacadh leis.

Freagrachtaí SOLAS

Tá SOLAS freagrach as na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú, as a chinntiú go dtugtar léargas fírinneach cóir iontu, agus as rialtacht na n-idirbheart a chinntiú.

Freagrachtaí an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste

Is é an fhreagracht atá orm na ráitis airgeadais a iniúchadh agus tuairisciú orthu de réir an dlí is infheidhme.

Déantar m’iniúchadh trí thagairt do na cúinsí speisialta a bhaineann le comhlachtaí Stáit maidir lena mbainistiú agus lena n-oibriú.

Déantar m’iniúchadh de réir na gCaighdeán Idirnáisiúnta um Iniúchóireacht (an Ríocht Aontaithe agus Éire) agus i gcomhréir leis na Caighdeáin Eiticiúla d’Iniúchóirí ón mBord um Chleachtais Iniúchóireachta.

Raon feidhme an iniúchta ar na ráitis airgeadais

Is éard atá i gceist le hiniúchadh fianaise a fháil ar na suimeanna agus ar an nochtadh sna ráitis airgeadais, a mhéid is gá chun dearbhú réasúnta a thabhairt go bhfuil na ráitis airgeadais saor ó mhíráiteas ábhartha ar bith, cibé acu de bharr calaoise nó earráide é. Áirítear leis sin measúnú a dhéanamh ar na nithe seo a leanas

• cibé is amhlaidh nó nach amhlaidh go bhfuil na beartais chuntasaíochta oiriúnach do chúinsí SOLAS, gur cuireadh i bhfeidhm go comhsheasmhach iad agus gur nochtadh go leordhóthanach iad

• réasúntacht na meastachán suntasach cuntasaíochta a rinneadh agus na ráitis airgeadais á n-ullmhú, agus

• cur i láthair foriomlán na ráiteas airgeadais.

Féachaim freisin le fianaise a fháil ar rialtacht na n-idirbheart airgeadais le linn an iniúchta.

Ina theannta sin, léim tuarascáil bhliantúil SOLAS chun aon neamhréireacht ábhartha leis na ráitis airgeadais iniúchta a shainaithint agus chun sainaithint a dhéanamh ar aon

fhaisnéis atá mícheart go hábhartha de réir dealraimh bunaithe ar an eolas a ghnóthaigh mé le linn an t-iniúchadh a dhéanamh nó ar aon fhaisnéis atá neamhréireach go hábhartha leis an bhfaisnéis sin. Má thagaim ar an eolas faoi aon mhíráitis ábhartha dhealraitheacha nó faoi aon neamhréireachtaí ábhartha dealraitheacha, breithnímid na himpleachtaí do mo thuarascáil.

Tuairim ar na ráitis airgeadais

Is é mo thuairim:

• go dtugtar léargas fírinneach cóir sna ráitis airgeadais ar shócmhainní, ar dhliteanais agus ar staid airgeadais SOLAS amhail an 31 Nollaig 2015 agus ar a hioncam agus caiteachas don bhliain 2015; agus

• gur ullmhaíodh na ráitis airgeadais i gceart de réir an chleachtais chuntasaíochta a bhfuil glacadh leis.

Is é mo thuairim gur leor taifid chuntasaíochta SOLAS chun mé a chumasú iniúchadh réidh cuí a dhéanamh ar na ráitis airgeadais. Tá na ráitis airgeadais ag teacht leis na taifid chuntasaíochta.

Ábhair ar a dtuairiscím trí eisceacht

Tuairiscím trí eisceacht sa chás nach bhfuair mé an fhaisnéis agus na mínithe ar fad a theastaigh uaim do m’iniúchadh, nó sa chás

• gur tháinig mé ar aon chás ábhartha nár caitheadh airgead do na críocha a bhí beartaithe ann nó aon chás nach ndearnadh na hidirbhearta de réir na n-údarás a bhí á rialú ann, nó

• nach bhfuil an fhaisnéis atá tugtha i dtuarascáil bhliantúil SOLAS comhsheasmhach leis na ráitis airgeadais ghaolmhara nó leis an eolas a ghnóthaigh mé le linn an t-iniúchadh a dhéanamh, nó

• nach léirítear sa ráiteas faoin gcóras rialaithe inmheánaigh airgeadais gur chomhlíon SOLAS an Cód Cleachtais do Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit, nó

• go bhfuil ábhair ábhartha eile ann a bhaineann leis an dóigh ar cuireadh gnó poiblí i gcrích.

Dámhachtain cúirte in aghaidh SOLAS

Tarraingím aird ar nóta 7 leis na ráitis airgeadais, áit a nochtar gur tháinig costais dar luach iomlán €1.5 milliún as breith a thug an Ard-Chúirt in aghaidh SOLAS i mí na Samhna 2015. Bhain an cás le caingean dlí a tionscnaíodh in aghaidh FÁS.

Seamus McCarthy An tArd-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste

30 Bealtaine 2016


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Ráiteas faoin gCóras Rialaithe Inmheánaigh Airgeadais

Rialuithe Rialachais agus Airgeadais

Thar ceann Bhord na Seirbhíse Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS), aithním an fhreagracht atá orainn as dea-rialachas a chur ar fáil agus as a chinntiú go ndéantar córas éifeachtach rialaithe inmheánaigh airgeadais a choinneáil agus a fheidhmiú. Agus a chuid feidhmeanna á gcomhlíonadh aige, tharmlig an Bord leibhéil údaráis atá sainithe go soiléir chuig coiste feidhmiúcháin SOLAS agus chuig a foireann. Choimeád an Bord ábhair áirithe dá chinneadh féin ag an am céanna.

Ní féidir leis an gcóras rialaithe inmheánaigh ach dearbhú réasúnach, agus ní dearbhú iomlán, a thabhairt go gcosnaítear sócmhainní, go ndéantar idirbhearta a údarú agus a thaifead go cuí agus go seachnaítear earráidí nó mírialtachtaí ábhartha nó go n-aimseofaí iad laistigh de thréimhse thráthúil. Éilíonn an córas go ndéanfaidh bainisteoirí líne, an coiste feidhmiúcháin agus na feidhmeanna airgeadais, soláthair agus acmhainní daonna rialú dian a fheidhmiú agus go dtuairisceoidh siad aon teipeanna suntasacha rialaithe don Bhord.

Timpeallacht Rialaithe Airgeadais

Tá bearta déanta ag an mBord chun a chinntiú go bhfuil timpeallacht chuí rialaithe i bhfeidhm tríd an méid seo a leanas a dhéanamh:

• freagrachtaí agus cumhachtaí na bainistíochta a shainiú agus a dhoiciméadú go soiléir;

• nósanna imeachta foirmiúla a bhunú, trí bhíthin feidhmeanna éagsúla coiste, chun faireachán a dhéanamh ar ghníomhaíochtaí na heagraíochta agus chun a sócmhainní a chosaint;

• nósanna imeachta a bhunú chun laigí suntasacha rialaithe a thuairisciú agus chun a chinntiú go ndéantar gníomh ceartaitheach cuí;

• cultúr láidir cuntasachta a fhorbairt ar fud gach leibhéil den eagraíocht;

• an Cód Cleachtais do Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit a ghlacadh agus cloí leis;

• an timpeallacht rialaithe a áirithiú, rud a chuimsíonn na nithe seo a leanas: Coiste um Athbhreithniú Iniúchta agus Bainistíochta Riosca (ARMRC), feidhm Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí, an tuarascáil mhíosúil ón bPríomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin don Bhord agus an cur i láthair míosúil maidir le gníomhaíocht agus le torthaí airgeadais sa mhí reatha agus sa bhliain go dtí seo ón bPríomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin don Bhord.

Bainistíocht Riosca

Is é an Coiste Feidhmiúcháin um Bainistíocht Riosca i SOLAS a dhéanann na próisis bhainistíochta riosca laistigh de SOLAS a chur chun cinn agus a stiúradh. Déanann an Coiste faireachán ar na próisis sin freisin. Tá an Coiste comhdhéanta de na Stiúrthóirí Feidhmiúcháin uile agus tá

sé faoi chathaoirleacht ag an bPríomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin. D’fhonn cabhrú leis na próisis sin, cheap SOLAS Stiúrthóir amháin mar Chomhordaitheoir Riosca. Tá an Comhordaitheoir Riosca freagrach as tacaíocht a thabhairt d’obair an Choiste um Bainistíocht Riosca agus as tuarascálacha a ullmhú don Choiste um Athbhreithniú Iniúchta agus Bainistíochta Riosca (ARMRC). Déanann an Bord agus an ARMRC maoirseacht agus athbhreithniú neamhspleách ar a éifeachtaí atá an córas bainistíochta riosca i SOLAS.

Cuireadh próiseas foirmiúil ar bun chun rioscaí gnó a shainaithint, a mheas, a mhaolú agus a bhainistiú. Áirítear na nithe seo a leanas leis an bpróiseas sin:

• sainaithint rioscaí agus cineál rioscaí;

• an dóchúlacht go dtarlódh siad;

• impleachtaí airgeadais nó impleachtaí de chineálacha eile;

• na rialuithe agus na tosca maolaitheacha;

• pleananna chun rioscaí sainaitheanta a bhainistiú;

• faireachán a dhéanamh ar an bpróiseas agus tuairisc a thabhairt air.

Príomhphróisis rialaithe airgeadais agus príomhnósanna imeachta maidir le rialú airgeadais

Tá an córas rialaithe inmheánaigh airgeadais bunaithe ar chreat faisnéise rialta bainistíochta, ar bheartais agus ar nósanna imeachta, lena n-áirítear leithscaradh dualgas, agus ar chóras tarmligin agus cuntasachta. Áirítear leis go háirithe:

• córas cuimsitheach buiséadaithe lena ngabhann buiséad bliantúil, rud a dhéanann an Bord a athbhreithniú agus a chomhaontú. Bíonn próiseas an-mhionsonraithe pleanála gnó i gceist leis an gcóras sin;

• spriocanna a leagan síos chun feidhmíocht airgeadais agus feidhmíocht eile a thomhas;

• athbhreithniú ón mBord ar Thuarascálacha Airgeadais míosúla agus bliantúla ina léirítear gníomhaíocht agus feidhmíocht airgeadais i gcomparáid leis an mbuiséad;

• nósanna imeachta bunaithe maidir le soláthar faoina gceannaítear earraí agus seirbhísí de réir ceanglais soláthair AE agus ceanglais náisiúnta soláthair;

• gach iarraidh ar thaisteal thar lear a bheith faoi réir cheadú an Phríomhoifigigh Feidhmiúcháin;

• nósanna imeachta maidir le hinfheistíocht caipitil a rialú atá ag teacht leis na Treoirlínte maidir le Tograí Caiteachais Chaipitil a Mheas agus a Bhainistiú arna n-eisiúint ag an Roinn Airgeadais i mí Feabhra 2005;

• Téarmaí agus Coinníollacha an chistiúcháin atá i bhfeidhm do gach Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna, doiciméad paraiméadar ina leagtar amach an próiseas pleanála gnó, lena n-áirítear cuspóirí do gach bliain agus plean cuimsitheach seirbhíse gnó a ndéantar athbhreithniú air dhá uair sa bhliain.


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Iniúchóireacht Inmheánach

Tá feidhm iniúchóireachta inmheánaí i bhfeidhm ag SOLAS, rud a oibríonn de réir Chreat-Chód an Dea-Chleachtais atá leagtha amach sa Chód Cleachtais do Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit. Bíonn obair na feidhme Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí bunaithe ar phróifíl anailís riosca ar chaiteachas agus ar ghníomhaíocht; ar chuspóirí straitéiseacha; ar chlúdach timthriallach iniúchta; agus ar na torthaí ó iniúchtaí roimhe. Tríd is tríd, bíonn an obair sin dírithe ar réimsí lena mbaineann riosca féideartha suntasach don eagraíocht. Is é an Coiste um Athbhreithniú Iniúchta agus Bainistíochta Riosca (ARMRC) a cheadaíonn, thar ceann an Bhoird, pleananna na feidhme Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí.

Tagann an ARMRC le chéile ar bhonn rialta leis an gCeann Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí chun athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar obair na feidhme Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí, lena n-áirítear tuarascáil a chur le chéile ar ghníomhaíocht iniúchta inmheánaigh. Cuireann an ARMRC tuarascáil ar an ngníomhaíocht iniúchta inmheánaigh don bhliain faoi bhráid an Bhoird ar bhonn bliantúil.

Athbhreithniú ar an gCóras Rialaithe Inmheánaigh

Is í an obair a dhéanann na daoine seo a leanas a thugann eolas don fhaireachán agus don athbhreithniú a dhéanann an Bord ar a éifeachtaí atá an Córas Rialaithe Inmheánaigh Airgeadais:

• na Stiúrthóirí Feidhmiúcháin/Bainisteoirí laistigh de SOLAS, ar a bhfuil freagracht as an gcreat rialaithe airgeadais a fhorbairt agus a chothabháil;

• Ceann na hIniúchóireachta Inmheánaí;

• an ARMRC, a dhéanann maoirseacht ar obair na feidhme Iniúchóireachta Inmheánaí; agus

• na nótaí tráchta a dhéanann Oifig an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste sa litir a sheolann sí chuig an bhfoireann bhainistíochta nó i dtuarascálacha eile uaithi.

Deimhním gur thug an Bord faoi athbhreithniú ar a éifeachtaí atá an Córas Rialaithe Inmheánaigh Airgeadais don bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015.

Patrick Delaney Cathaoirleach, SOLAS

Dáta: 27 Bealtaine 2016


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Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais don bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015

Nóta2015

€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Ioncam 4 591,325 708,526

Caiteachas

Costais Phárolla - SOLAS 7 12,139 16,134

Costais Phárolla - Oibríochtaí Aistrithe 0 19,194

Iomlán na gCostas Párolla 12,139 35,328

Costais Sochar Scoir 19,190 44,968

Forchostais - SOLAS 7,908 9,470

Forchostais - Oibríochtaí Aistrithe 0 10,236

Iomlán na bhForchostas 7,908 19,706

Costais Chlár - SOLAS 8 17,069 15,826

Costais Chlár - Oibríochtaí Aistrithe 0 126,065

Iomlán na gCostas Clár 17,069 141,891

Deontais do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 9(a) 527,377 458,764

Deontais do Scoileanna agus d’Eagraíochtaí Eile 9(b) 6,220 6,290

Iomlán na nDeontas 533,597 465,054

Iomlán an Chaiteachais 589,903 706,947

Barrachas don Bhliain/Tréimhse 1,422 1,579

Is cuid dhílis de na Ráitis Airgeadais seo iad nótaí 1 go 21.

* an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 go dtí an 31 Nollaig

Sínithe: Sínithe:




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Ráiteas faoi Ioncam Cuimsitheach don bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015

Nóta2015

€’0002015

€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000


Gnóthachain/(Caillteanais) ó Thaithí ar dhliteanais scéime 15(i) (e) 0 197,629

Tionchar na n-athruithe ar thoimhdí achtúireacha 54,510 (101,260)

Gnóthachan/(Caillteanas) Achtúireach ar Shócmhainní Pinsin/(Dliteanais Phinsin) 15(i) (e) 54,510 96,369

Coigeartú ar Chistiú Iarchurtha Pinsin (54,510) (96,369)

Iomlán an Bharrachais Aitheanta don Bhliain/Tréimhse 1,422 1,579


* an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2014

Sínithe: Sínithe:




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Ráiteas faoin Staid Airgeadaisamhail an 31 Nollaig 2015

2015 2014

Amhail an 31 Nollaig 2015 Amhail an 31 Nollaig 2014

Nóta €’000 €’000 €’000 €’000

Sócmhainní Neamhreatha

Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh 10 754 540

Sócmhainní Reatha

Fardal 11 11 10

Suimeanna Infhaighte 12 840 631

Airgead agus Coibhéisí AirgId 4,610 6,378

5,461 7,019

Suimeanna a bheidh dlite laistigh de bhliain amháin

Suimeanna Iníoctha 13 (3,808) (3,261)

Glansócmhainní Reatha 1,653 3,758

Iomlán na Sócmhainní lúide Dliteanais

Reatha roimh Oibleagáidí Sochar Scor 2,407 4,298

Cistiú Iarchurtha Sochar Scor 15 (694,502) (760,400)

Dliteanais Sochar Scor SOLAS 15 694,502 0 760,400 0

Iomlán na Sócmhainní 2,407 4,298

Caipiteal agus Cúlchistí

Cúlchistí Caipitil 754 540

Cuntas Caipitil 231 985 420 960

Cúlchistí Ioncaim 1,422 3,338

2,407 4,298


Sínithe: Sínithe:




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Ráiteas faoi Shreabhadh Airgid don bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015

Nóta2015

€000’s

201414 mhí*€000’s

Sreabhadh Airgid ó Ghníomhaíochtaí Oibriúcháin


Lúide: Ús a Fuarthas (28) (94)

Aisíocaíocht leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (3,338) 0

Coigeartú le haghaidh míreanna neamhairgid

(Méadú)/Laghdú ar Fhardal 11 (1) 115

(Méadú)/Laghdú ar Shuimeanna Infhaighte 12 (209) 6,122

Méadú/(Laghdú) ar Shuimeanna Iníoctha 13 547 (26,754)

Insreabhadh/(Eis-Sreabhadh) Glan Airgid ó Ghníomhaíochtaí Oibriúcháin (1,607) (19,032)

Sreabhadh Airgid ó Ghníomhaíochtaí Infheistíochta

Fáltais ó Dhíol Sócmhainní Seasta 0 115

Íocaíochtaí chun Sócmhainní Seasta a Cheannach 10 (484) (1,367)

Deontais Chaipitil a Fuarthas 5 3,000 4,276

Deontais Chaipitil do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 9(a) (2,705) (3,299)

Deontais Chaipitil a Aisíocadh 0 (115)

Sreabhadh Airgid ó Ghníomhaíochtaí Maoiniúcháin

Ús a Fuarthas 94

Laghdú ar Airgead agus ar Choibhéisí Airgid sa Bhliain/Tréimhse (1,768) (19,328)

Airgead agus Coibhéisí Airgid i dtús na Bliana/Tréimhse 6,378 25,706

Airgead agus Coibhéisí Airgid ag deireadh na Bliana/Tréimhse 4,610 6,378

Tá an Barrachas luaite tar éis aird a thabhairt ar Dhímheas agus ar Amúchadh an Deontais Chaipitil. Is cuid dhílis de na Ráitis Airgeadais seo iad nótaí 1 go 21



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Ráiteas faoi Athruithe i gCúlchistí agus sa Chuntas Caipitil don bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015

Nóta

CúlchisIoncaim

€’000

CuntasCaipitil€’000

CúlchistíCaipitil€’000

Iomlán€’000

Iarmhéid amhail an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 1,759 810 155,322 157,891

Coigeartú ar an Iarmhéid Tosaigh maidir le Difríocht Aicmithe 0 0 (4) (4)

Barrachas don Tréimhse 1,579 0 0 1,579

Deontais Chaipitil a Fuarthas 5 0 4,276 0 4,276

Deontais Chaipitil do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 0 (3,299) 0 (3,299)

Íocaíochtaí chun Sócmhainní Seasta a Cheannach 10 0 (1,367) 1,367 0

Ioncam ó Dhíol Sócmhainní Seasta 0 115 0 115

Aisíocaíocht leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna 0 (115) 0 (115)

Amúchadh an Deontais Chaipitil - Dímheas 4 & 10 0 0 (2,944) (2,944)

Deontas Caipitil i dtaca le Sócmhainní a Aistríodh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 10(i) 0 0 (153,201) (153,201)

Sochair Scoir

Gnóthachan/(Caillteanas) Achtúireach ar Shócmhainní Sochar Scor/(Dliteanais Sochar Scor) 15(i) (e) 96,369 0 0 96,369

Coigeartú ar Chistiú Iarchurtha Sochar Scor ón Státchiste (96,369) 0 0 (96,369)

Iarmhéid amhail an 31 Nollaig 2014 / an 1 Eanáir 2015 3,338 420 540 4,298

Barrachas don Bhliain 1,422 0 0 1,422

Aisíocaíocht leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (3,338) 0 0 (3,338)

Deontais Chaipitil a Fuarthas 5 0 3,000 0 3,000

Deontais Chaipitil do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 9(a) 0 (2,705) 0 (2,705)

Íocaíochtaí chun Sócmhainní Seasta a Cheannach 10 0 (484) 484 0

Aisíocaíocht leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna 10(iv) 0 0 (1) (1)

Amúchadh an Deontais Chaipitil - Dímheas 4 & 10 0 0 (269) (269)

Sochair Scoir

Gnóthachan/(Caillteanas) Achtúireach ar Shócmhainní Sochar Scor/(Dliteanais Sochar Scoir) 15(i) (e) 54,510 0 0 54,510

Coigeartú ar Chistiú Iarchurtha Sochar Scoir ón Státchiste (54,510) 0 0 (54,510)

Iarmhéid amhail an 31 Nollaig 2015 1,422 231 754 2,407



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Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

1 Beartais Chuntasaíochta

Is iad seo a leanas an bunús cuntasaíochta agus na beartais shuntasacha chuntasaíochta a ghlac SOLAS:

Bunú SOLAS

De réir an Achta Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013:

• Cuireadh SOLAS ar bun an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013;

• Díscaoileadh FÁS an 26 Deireadh Fómhair 2013; agus

• ba chuig SOLAS a aistríodh gach ceann de na feidhmeanna, na hoibríochtaí, na sócmhainní agus na dliteanais a bhí fágtha ag FÁS an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013.

Sna ráitis airgeadais seo, leagtar amach torthaí SOLAS don bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015 agus tugtar figiúirí comparáideacha don tréimhse ón 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2014. Áirítear leis na ráitis airgeadais na sócmhainní agus na dliteanais a aistríodh ó FÁS chuig SOLAS ar a bunú agus torthaí SOLAS ón dáta sin i leith. Ina theannta sin, tá gach sócmhainn agus gach dliteanas ar áireamh iontu go dtí an dáta a aistríodh iad chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna.

Is leagtha amach i Nóta 2 leis na ráitis airgeadais seo atá sonraí faoi na sócmhainní agus faoi na dliteanais a aistríodh ó FÁS chuig SOLAS. Tá an bunús do luacháil na sócmhainní agus na ndliteanas sin leagtha amach ann freisin.

Is leagtha amach i Nóta 3 leis na ráitis airgeadais seo atá sonraí faoi na sócmhainní agus faoi na dliteanais a aistríodh ó SOLAS chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna áirithe. Tá an bunús do luacháil na sócmhainní agus na ndliteanas sin leagtha amach ann freisin.

Tá feidhmeanna SOLAS leagtha amach in ailt 7 go dtí 9 den Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013.

Beartais Shuntasacha Chuntasaíochta

Cuireadh na beartais chuntasaíochta seo a leanas i bhfeidhm go comhsheasmhach nuair a bhíothas ag déileáil le míreanna a mheastar a bheith ábhartha maidir le ráitis airgeadais SOLAS.

Bunús an Ullmhúcháin

Ullmhaíodh na ráitis airgeadais faoi choinbhinsiún mionathraithe an chostais stairiúil agus de réir Chaighdeán Tuairiscithe Airgeadais (FRS) 102 i bhfoirm a cheadaigh an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna le toiliú an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe faoin Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013.

Ach amháin mar atá luaite thíos, ullmhaíodh na ráitis airgeadais trí úsáid a bhaint as modh fabhraithe na cuntasaíochta agus de réir an chleachtais chuntasaíochta a bhfuil glacadh leis in Éirinn. Is iad na caighdeáin chuntasaíochta a bhfuil glacadh leo in Éirinn maidir le ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú lena dtugtar léargas fírinneach cóir ná na caighdeáin sin arna bhfoilsiú ag Institiúid na gCuntasóirí Cairte in Éirinn agus arna n-eisiúint ag an gComhairle um Thuairisciú Airgeadais.

De réir Chiorclán 21/2015 maidir le FRS 102 ón Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe, cuimsíonn na ráitis airgeadais seo an Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais, an Ráiteas faoi Ioncam Cuimsitheach, an Ráiteas faoin Staid Airgeadais, an Ráiteas faoi Shreabhadh Airgid, agus an Ráiteas faoi Athruithe i gCúlchistí agus sa Chuntas Caipitil. Ina theannta sin, is cuid dhílis de na ráitis airgeadais iad nótaí 1 go 21.

An tAistriú chuig FRS 102.

Aistríodh chuig FRS 102 an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013. Ní dhearna an t-aistriú aon difear ábhartha do na suimeanna atá nochta sna ráitis phríomhúla don bhliain airgeadais ná do na suimeanna comparáideacha don tréimhse dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2014. Ní raibh aon athruithe ann ar na beartais chuntasaíochta a chuir SOLAS i bhfeidhm mar thoradh ar an aistriú. Is ionann an barrachas don tréimhse dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2014 agus an barrachas sin a tuairiscíodh sna ráitis airgeadais a ceadaíodh sular glacadh FRS 102.


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Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais (ar lean)

1 Beartais Chuntasaíochta (ar lean)

Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh

Caipitliú

Luaitear Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh de réir costas stairiúil nó de réir suimeanna athluacháilte lúide dímheas carntha agus soláthairtí do bhearnú.

Tá costas na sócmhainne comhdhéanta de luach ceannaigh na sócmhainne móide aon chostais is inchurtha go díreach i leith an tsócmhainn a ullmhú dá húsáid bheartaithe.

I gcás daingneán agus feisteas a bhfuil a luach faoi bhun na tairsí caipitlithe, muirearaítear iad ar an Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais i mbliain an cheannaigh. Is é €1,000, CBL san áireamh, suim na tairsí caipitlithe. Déantar gach cineál trealamh ríomhaireachta a chaipitliú beag beann ar a luach.

Dímheas

Is mar seo a leanas a ríomhtar dímheas chun costas bunaidh na sócmhainne nó suim athluacháilte na sócmhainne lúide luach iarmharach measta na sócmhainne a dhíscríobh de réir méid cothrom thar a saolré eacnamaíoch úsáideach mheasta:

• Talamh – Nialas

• Foirgnimh – 50 bliain (2%)

• Feabhsúcháin ar Fhoirgnimh ar Léas (thar théarma an léasa)

• Trealamh agus Troscán – 5 bliana (20%)

• Ríomhairí agus trealamh eile ríomhaireachta – 3 bliana nó 5 bliana (331/3% nó 20%)

Ní dhéantar aon soláthar do dhímheas i dtaca le talamh ruílse. Is le haistriú ón gCúlchiste Caipitil a mheaitseáiltear dímheas ar shócmhainní caipitil.

Déantar luach anonn na sócmhainní seasta inláimhsithe a athbhreithniú i gcomhair bearnaithe sa chás go dtugann eachtraí nó athruithe i gcúinsí le fios go bhféadfadh nach mbeadh an tsuim ghlanluacha in-aisghabhála.

Cúlchiste Caipitil

Is ionann an cúlchiste caipitil agus an ghlansuim a chaitear ar shócmhainní inláimhsithe. Cistítear é le Deontais ón Státchiste. Is chuig ioncam a amúchtar na deontais sin thar shaolré ionchasach na sócmhainní de réir dímheasa, bearnú sócmhainní inláimhsithe agus díscríobh sócmhainní inláimhsithe.

Fardal

Luaitear fardal de réir costais lúide díluachálacha cuí i gcomhair laghdú ar luach. Is ionann an costas agus praghas sonraisc na n-earraí.

Airgead Tirim

I gcás na ráiteas faoi shreabhadh airgid, is é is airgead tirim ann airgead ar láimh agus taiscí atá iníoctha ar éileamh.

Soláthar

Aithnítear soláthar sa Ráiteas faoin Staid Airgeadais sa chás go bhfuil oibleagáid reatha dhlíthiúil nó inchiallaithe ar SOLAS agus gur dóigh go mbeadh eis-sreabhadh tairbhí eacnamaíocha ag teastáil chun an oibleagáid a chomhlíonadh. Glanluacháiltear soláthairtí in aghaidh na sócmhainní ábhartha.

Ioncam

Cistiú ón Stát

Tugtar cuntas i leith deontais reatha agus deontais chaipitil ar bhonn airgid thirim. I gcás deontas caipitil atá ar áireamh i gcúlchistí caipitil, aithnítear iad sa ráiteas ioncaim thar shaolré ionchasach na sócmhainní de réir dímheasa, bearnú sócmhainní inláimhsithe agus díscríobh sócmhainní inláimhsithe.

I gcás barrachais a tháinig chun cinn i mblianta roimhe, tugtar iad ar aghaidh go dtí an bhliain reatha le comhaontú na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna. Ina dhiaidh sin, aisíoctar iad go hiomlán nó go páirteach leis an Roinn sa bhliain reatha nuair a iarrtar iad.


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Deontais do Thionscnaimh Eorpacha

Is ar bhonn fabhruithe a thugtar cuntas i leith Cistí den sórt seo.

Airgeadra Eachtrach agus Airgeadra Feidhmiúil

Cuirtear na míreanna atá ar áireamh sna ráitis airgeadais i láthair in Euro, airgeadra na príomhthimpeallachta eacnamaíche ina bhfeidhmíonn SOLAS (an “tAirgeadra Feidhmiúil”).

I gcás idirbheart a rinneadh in airgeadra eachtrach le linn na tréimhse, aistríodh iad de réir an ráta malairte a bhí i bhfeidhm ag dáta na n-idirbheart. I gcás sócmhainní agus dliteanas atá ainmnithe in airgeadra eachtrach, aistrítear iad go Euro ag na rátaí malairte a bhíonn i bhfeidhm ag dáta an Ráitis faoin Staid Airgeadais. Is sa Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais a phléitear leis an mbrabús nó leis an gcaiteachas a thagann as sin.

Deontais

Is ar bhonn airgid thirim a thugtar cuntas i leith deontais reatha agus deontais chaipitil a íoctar le Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna, le Scoileanna Deonacha, le Scoileanna Pobail agus le Meánscoileanna, agus le raon gníomhaireachtaí agus comhlachtaí eile chun críocha Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna. Tá sé sin ag teacht leis an dóigh a dtugann SOLAS cuntas i leith cistiú ón Stát.

Drochfhiacha

Nochtar féichiúnaithe de réir shuim an tsonraisc bhunaidh lúide liúntas le haghaidh fiach a bhfuil baol ann nach n-íocfar iad. Déantar soláthar do dhrochfhiacha sa chás go bhfuil fianaise neodrach ann nach mbeidh SOLAS in ann na fiacha lena mbaineann a bhailiú. Ar a n-aithint, díscríobhtar drochfhiacha chuig an Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais.

Léasú

I gcás cíosanna a bhaineann le léasanna oibriúcháin, muirearaítear iad ar an Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais de réir méid cothrom thar théarma an léasa. Níl aon léasanna airgeadais i bhfeidhm. Baineann na léasanna oibriúcháin le foirgnimh atá á n-áitiú ag SOLAS.

Cásanna Dlí

Aithnítear costais dlí sna ráitis airgeadais de réir mar a thabhaítear iad, lena n-áirítear costais a bhaineann le cásanna oidhreachta a raibh FÁS ina pháirtí iontu. Sa chás go meastar gur dóigh go dtiocfar ar shocraíocht sa chás agus gur féidir costas na socraíochta a thomhas go hiontaofa, déantar soláthar don mheastachán is fearr ón mBord ar an gcostas lena mbaineann.

Sochair Scoir

Faoi Alt 8 den Acht um Áiseanna Saothair, 1987, ceanglaíodh ar FÁS scéimeanna sochar scoir a ullmhú agus a riar le haghaidh teidlíochtaí sochar scoir a dheonú dá fhoireann. Ba iad an tAire Airgeadais agus an tAire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta ag an am a cheadaigh na scéimeanna aoisliúntais sa bhliain 1998. Aistríodh na freagrachtaí sin chuig SOLAS de réir an Achta Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013.

Tá dhá scéim sochar scoir i bhfeidhm, is iad sin:

• Scéim sochair shainithe lena soláthraítear sochair scoir d’iarfhostaithe de chuid AnCO. Dúnadh an scéim sin do bhaill nua an 1 Eanáir 1988. An 31 Nollaig 2009, aistríodh sócmhainní na scéime chuig an gCúlchiste Náisiúnta Pinsean de réir an Achta um Bearta Airgeadais (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha) 2009. Déantar ranníocaíochtaí ó SOLAS agus ó bhaill foirne sa scéim seo a íoc leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna gach bliain.

• Scéim neamhchistithe sochair shainithe a n-íoctar a sochair as an gcistiú a chuireann an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ar fáil gach bliain. Déantar ranníocaíochtaí ó bhaill foirne sa scéim seo a íoc leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna gach bliain.

Is ionann na costais sochar scoir agus na sochair scoir a thuill fostaithe sa tréimhse.

Is sa Ráiteas faoi Ioncam Cuimsitheach a léirítear gnóthachain nó caillteanais achtúireacha ar dhliteanais scéime. Aithnítear coigeartú comhfhreagrach sa tsuim is in-aisghabhála ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna.

Is ionann dliteanais sochar scoir agus luach reatha na n-íocaíochtaí sochar scoir amach anseo atá tuillte ag baill foirne go dtí seo. Is ionann cistiú iarchurtha sochar scoir agus an tsócmhainn chomhfhreagrach a bheidh le haisghabháil i dtréimhsí amach anseo ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna.


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Meastacháin agus Breithiúnais Chriticiúla ChuntasaíochtaAgus ráitis airgeadais á n-ullmhú, is gá don lucht bainistíochta breithiúnais, meastacháin agus toimhdí a dhéanamh a théann i gcion ar an dóigh a gcuirtear beartais i bhfeidhm agus ar shuimeanna na sócmhainní, na ndliteanas, an ioncaim agus na speansas atá tuairiscithe. Tá na meastacháin agus na toimhdí gaolmhara bunaithe ar thaithí stairiúil agus ar roinnt tosca éagsúla eile a mheastar a bheith réasúnta sna himthosca. Tá na torthaí orthu ar an mbunús do bhreithiúnais a dhéanamh ar luachanna anonn sócmhainní agus dliteanas nach bhfuil soiléir ó fhoinsí eile. D’fhéadfadh na torthaí iarbhír bheith éagsúil leis na meastacháin sin.

Déantar athbhreithniú ar na meastacháin agus ar na buntoimhdí ar bhonn leanúnach. Aithnítear leasuithe ar réamh-mheastacháin chuntasaíochta sa tréimhse inar leasaíodh an meastachán sa chás nach dtéann an leasú i bhfeidhm ach ar an tréimhse sin. Is i dtréimhse an leasaithe agus i dtréimhsí amach anseo a aithnítear an leasú sa chás go dtéann an leasú i bhfeidhm ar an tréimhse reatha agus ar thréimhsí amach anseo araon. Áirítear iad seo a leanas le réimsí lena mbaineann méid mór breithiúnais nó castachta nó le réimsí ina bhfuil toimhdí nó meastacháin tábhachtach ó thaobh na ráiteas airgeadais de:

Bearnú Réadmhaoine, Gléasra agus TrealaimhDéantar luachanna anonn talún agus foirgneamh agus míreanna trealaimh agus troscáin a athbhreithniú i gcomhair comharthaí bearnaithe ag gach dáta tuairiscithe agus cuirtear iad faoi réir tástáil bearnaithe sa chás go dtugann eachtraí nó athruithe i gcúinsí le fios go bhféadfadh nach mbeadh an luach anonn in-aisghabhála.

Sa chás gur mó an luach anonn ná an tsuim in-aisghabhála mheasta (agus é níos mó ná an luach cóir lúide costais diúscartha agus luach úsáide), aithnítear caillteanas bearnaithe trí na sócmhainní a dhíluacháil go dtí a suim in-aisghabhála. Agus luach úsáide á mheas, déantar na sreafaí airgid measta amach anseo a lascainiú de réir a luacha reatha trí leas a bhaint as ráta lascaine roimh cháin a léiríonn measúnuithe reatha margaidh ar amluach an airgid agus ar na rioscaí a bhaineann go sonrach leis an tsócmhainn nár coigeartaíodh na réamh-mheastacháin ar shreafaí airgid amach anseo ina leith.

Sa phróiseas tástála bearnaithe, ceanglaítear ar an lucht bainistíochta breithiúnais agus meastacháin shuntasacha a dhéanamh ar na sreafaí airgid amach anseo ar dóigh dóibh teacht as úsáid sócmhainní fadsaolacha agus, más infheidhme, as diúscairt sócmhainní fadsaolacha, agus ar thosca eile ar mhaithe le luach cóir na sócmhainní a chinneadh.

Sochair scoirI gcás na ndliteanas agus na gcostas a bhaineann leis na scéimeanna sochair shainithe scoir sochair shainithe (idir na scéimeanna cistithe agus na scéimeanna neamhchistithe), is iad achtúirí atá cáilithe go cuí a mheasúnaíonn iad bunaithe ar mhodh an aonaid réamh-mheasta. Tagtar orthu trí úsáid a bhaint as toimhdí achtúireacha atá bunaithe ar ionchais mhargaidh ag dáta an Ráitis faoin Staid Airgeadais. Maidir leis na rátaí lascaine a úsáidtear chun luachanna reatha dhliteanais na scéimeanna a chinneadh, cinntear iad trí thagairt a dhéanamh do thorthaí margaidh ag an dáta tuairiscithe airgeadais ar bhannaí corparáide ar ardchaighdeán lena ngabhann airgeadra agus téarma atá ag teacht le hairgeadra agus le téarma na n-oibleagáidí gaolmhara sochair iarfhostaíochta.

Maidir leis an nglanbharrachas nó leis an nglaneasnamh a thagann as na scéimeanna sochair shainithe scoir, mar aon leis na dliteanais a bhaineann leis na scéimeanna neamhchistithe, léirítear iad laistigh de shócmhainní neamhreatha nó laistigh de dhliteanais neamhreatha sa Ráiteas faoin Staid Airgeadais.

ToimhdíMaidir leis na toimhdí taobh thiar de na luachálacha achtúireacha óna gcinntear na suimeanna atá aitheanta sna ráitis airgeadais (lena n-áirítear rátaí lascaine, rátaí méadaithe i leibhéil chúitimh amach anseo, rátaí mortlaíochta agus treochtaí maidir le rátaí costas cúram sláinte), nuashonraítear iad gach bliain bunaithe ar dhálaí reatha geilleagracha agus ar aon athruithe ábhartha ar théarmaí agus coinníollacha na bpleananna sochar scoir agus iarscoir.

Is féidir na nithe seo a leanas dul i bhfeidhm ar na toimhdí sin:

(i) I gcás an ráta lascaine, athruithe sa ráta toraidh ar bhannaí corparáide ar ardchaighdeán.

(ii) I gcás leibhéil chúitimh amach anseo, dálaí sa mhargadh saothair amach anseo.

(iii) I gcás treochtaí maidir le rátaí costas cúram sláinte, an ráta boilscithe i gcostais leighis sna réigiúin lena mbaineann.

Is leagtha amach i Nóta 15 atá na meántoimhdí achtúireacha ualaithe a chuirtear i bhfeidhm chun dliteanais sochar scoir agus dliteanais eile iarfhostaíochta a chinneadh. Cé go gcreideann an lucht bainistíochta gur cuí atá na toimhdí a úsáideadh, d’fhéadfadh difríochtaí sa taithí iarbhír nó athruithe i dtoimhdí dul i bhfeidhm ar na hoibleagáidí agus ar na speansais a aithneofar i dtréimhsí cuntasaíochta amach anseo. Maidir le sócmhainní agus le dliteanais na scéimeanna sochair shainithe scoir, d’fhéadfadh go mbeadh luaineacht shuntasach tréimhse ar thréimhse le brath iontu, agus an luaineacht sin is inchurtha go díreach i leith athruithe i dtorthaí bannaí agus i bhfadsaolaí. Mar aon le ranníocaíochtaí seirbhíse amach anseo, d’fhéadfadh go mbeadh ranníocaíochtaí suntasacha airgid ag teastáil ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna chun easnaimh sheirbhíse roimhe seo a leigheas.


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2 Aistriú Sócmhainní agus Dliteanas ó FÁS chuig SOLAS

An 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013, ghlac SOLAS na sócmhainní agus na dliteanais a bhí fágtha ag FÁS. Díscaoileadh FÁS an 26 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 agus bhí a chlár comhardaithe ag an dáta sin ar an mbunús do chlár comhardaithe tosaigh SOLAS an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013. Toisc go mbítear ag leanúint ar aghaidh go fóill leis na feidhmeanna sin a bhí ag FÁS roimhe seo, ba de réir luach leabhar a aistríodh na sócmhainní agus na dliteanais uile (cúlchistí san áireamh). Dá bhrí sin, ní dhearnadh aon choigeartuithe ar luachanna anonn na sócmhainní ná na ndliteanas sin. Níor tháinig aon ghnóthachan ná aon chaillteanas as aistriú na sócmhainní agus na ndliteanas chuig SOLAS. Ní dhearnadh aon choigeartú ar luachanna anonn na sócmhainní ná na ndliteanas tar éis aistriú na sócmhainní agus na ndliteanas lena mbaineann.

Aistriú Sócmhainní agus Dliteanas ó FÁS chuig SOLAS

€’000 €’000

Sócmhainní Neamhreatha

Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh 155,322

Sócmhainní Reatha

Fardal 125

Suimeanna Infhaighte 6,753

Airgead agus Coibhéisí Airgid 25,706

32,584

Creidiúnaithe: Suimeanna a bheidh dlite laistigh de bhliain amháin

Suimeanna Iníoctha (30,015)

Glansócmhainní Reatha 2,569

Iomlán na Sócmhainní lúide Dliteanais Reatha 157,891

Dliteanais Sochar Scoir (847,545)

Cistiú Iarchurtha Sochar Scoir 847,545 0

Iomlán na sócmhainní 157,891

Caipiteal agus Cúlchistí

Cúlchiste Caipitil 155,322

Cuntas Caipitil 810 156,132

Cúlchisití Ioncaim 1,759

157,891


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3 Aistriú Sócmhainní agus Dliteanas ó SOLAS chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna

Ar na dátaí seo a leanas, d’aistrigh SOLAS na hoibríochtaí, na sócmhainní agus na dliteanais ghaolmhara seo a leanas chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna.

1 Eanáir 2014 - 7 nIonad Oiliúna, 426 bhall foirne, agus cláir ghaolmhara, oibríochtaí gaolmhara agus córais ghaolmhara, lenar áiríodh sócmhainní gaolmhara agus dliteanais ghaolmhara.

(Céim 1) 1 Iúil 2014 - 12 Ionad Oiliúna, 434 bhall foirne, agus cláir ghaolmhara, oibríochtaí gaolmhara agus córais ghaolmhara, lenar áiríodh sócmhainní gaolmhara agus dliteanais ghaolmhara.

(Céim 2) Toisc go mbítear ag leanúint ar aghaidh go fóill leis na feidhmeanna sin, ba de réir luach leabhar a aistríodh na sócmhainní agus na dliteanais uile (cúlchistí san áireamh). Dá bhrí sin, ní dhearnadh aon choigeartuithe ar luachanna anonn na sócmhainní ná na ndliteanas sin.

Níor tháinig aon ghnóthachan ná aon chaillteanas as aistriú na sócmhainní agus na ndliteanas ó SOLAS chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Ní raibh aon difríochtaí suntasacha ann i luachanna anonn na sócmhainní ná na ndliteanas ón dáta a fuarthas iad ó FÁS go dtí an dáta a aistríodh iad ar aghaidh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna.

Céim 1

Nithe a Aistríodh ó SOLAS chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna an 1 Eanáir 2014

€’000 €’000

Sócmhainní/Dliteanais Neamhreatha


Sócmhainní Reatha

Fardal 18


Réamhíocaíochtaí (282)

Airgead agus Coibhéisí airgid 2,062

4,103



Glansócmhainní Reatha 0

Glansócmhainní a Aistríodh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 97,316

Maoinithe ag


Ba iad na 7 nIonad Oiliúna a aistríodh an 1 Eanáir 2014 ná Ionad Oiliúna Bhaile Formaid, Ionad Oiliúna Fhionnghlaise, Ionad Oiliúna Bhaile Dúill, Ionad Oiliúna Thamhlachta, Ionad Oiliúna Bhaile Uí Lachnáin, Ionad Oiliúna Chorcaí (an suíomh satailíte i gCarraig Uí Leighin san áireamh) agus Ionad Oiliúna Thrá Lí.


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3 Aistriú Sócmhainní agus Dliteanas ó SOLAS chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna (ar lean)

Céim 2

Nithe a Aistríodh ó SOLAS chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna an 1 Iúil 2014

€’000 €’000

Sócmhainní/Dliteanais Neamhreatha


Sócmhainní Reatha

Fardal 133


Réamhíocaíochtaí 274

Airgead agus Coibhéisí airgid 6,472

9,603



Glansócmhainní Reatha 0

Glansócmhainní a Aistríodh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 55,885

Maoinithe ag


Ba iad an 12 Ionad Oiliúna a aistríodh an 1 Iúil 2014 ná Ionad Oiliúna Luimnigh, Ionad Oiliúna na Sionainne, Ionad Oiliúna Leitir Ceanainn, Ionad Oiliúna Ghaoth Dobhair, Ionad Oiliúna Phort Láirge, Ionad Oiliúna Loch Garman, Ionad Oiliúna na Gaillimhe, Ionad Oiliúna Shligigh, Ionad Oiliúna Bhéal an Átha, Ionad Oiliúna Dhún Dealgan, Ionad Oiliúna Bhaile Átha Luain agus Ionad Oiliúna Dhroim Cáithe.

Is leagtha amach i Nóta 10 atá luachanna na n-áitreabh a aistríodh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Tá na sócmhainní seasta uile a aistríodh á n-úsáid faoi láthair chun tacú leis na hoibríochtaí aistrithe.

4 Ioncam

Nóta2015

€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Cistiú ón Stát 5 595,976 688,944

Deontais Chaipitil do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 2,705 3,299

Glanchistiú Iarchurtha Sochar Scoir 15(i)(c) (11,388) 9,224

Ioncam Eile 6 3,763 4,115

Amúchadh an Deontais Chaipitil - Dímheas 7 & 10 269 2,944

Iomlán an Ioncaim 591,325 708,526


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5 Cistiú ón Stát

2015€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Fuarthas cistiú ón Stát faoi na ceannteidil seo a leanas

Cistiú Neamhchaipitil

Vóta 26 – (Fo-mhrchinn B3, B5 & B7) – An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna

Speansais Riaracháin agus Ghinearálta

Costais Foirne agus Forchostais (B3) 18,088 85,012

Lúide: Ranníocaíochtaí Sochar Scoir ó Fhostaithe a íocadh leis an Roinn (914) (2,783)

Lúide: Ranníocaíochtaí Sochar Scoir ón bhFostóir a íocadh leis an Roinn (239) (595)

16,935 81,634

Cláir Oiliúna SOLAS (B3) 5,000 6,653

Deontais Phá don Bhreisoideachas agus Oiliúint (B5) 100,207 62,375

Deontais Neamhphá don Bhreisoideachas agus Oiliúint (B5) 163,292 156,284

Cistiú Sochar Scoir (B7) 31,626 37,912

Iomlán Vóta 26 - An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna 317,060 344,858


Airgead eile ón Oireachtas

An Ciste Náisiúnta Oiliúna† 278,916 344,086

Iomlán an Chistiúcháin ón Stát - Cistiú Neamhchaipitil# 595,976 688,944

Caipiteal

Vóta 26 (Fo-mhírchinn B3 & B5) – An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna 3,000 4,276

Iomlán an Chistiúcháin ón Stát - Cistiú Caipitil 3,000 4,276

Iomlán an Chistiúcháin ón Stát 598,976 693,220

# Tá Cistiú Neamhchaipitil ón Stát tuairiscithe glan ó bharrachas €22.754m a aisghabhadh ó Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Bhain an barrachas sin le blianta roimhe. Murab ann don aisghabháil sin, bheadh an Cistiú Neamhchaipitil ón Stát do ghníomhaíochtaí breisoideachais agus oiliúna cothrom le €618.730m agus bheadh an t-ioncam iomlán cothrom le €614.079m sa bhliain 2015.

† Fuarthas suim €278.916m (2014 : €344.086m) ón gCiste Náisiúnta Oiliúna le linn na bliana. Úsáideadh na cistí sin chun raon Clár Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna a mhaoiniú go páirteach do dhaoine fostaithe agus do dhaoine dífhostaithe araon, lenar áiríodh cúrsaí Printíseachta, cúrsaí MOMENTUM, cúrsaí Oiliúna Scileanna, Cúrsaí Oiliúna, Cúrsaí Bonnleibhéil/Nasc-Chúrsaí, cúrsaí Bonnleibhéil / Dul Chun Cinn in Ionaid Oiliúna Pobail, Soláthraithe Sainoiliúna, an Ciste um Oideachas Bunúsach san Áit Oibre agus an Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais.

Áirítear le cistiú ón Stát airleacain a fuarthas ó Chiste Sóisialta na hEorpa agus ón gCiste Eorpach um Choigeartú don Domhandú nuair is iomchuí.

Ar aon dul le Ciorclán 13/2014 ón Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe, rinne SOLAS aisíocaíocht €3.338m leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna le linn na bliana 2015 ar iarraidh ón Roinn sin. Chuimsigh an aisíocaíocht sin an barrachas carnach deiridh a bhí ag FÁS don tréimhse 10 mí dar críoch an 26 Deireadh Fómhair 2013, ba é sin, €1.759m (0.5% den ioncam iomlán), agus an barrachas a bhí ag SOLAS don tréimhse 14 mhí dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2014, ba é sin, €1.579m (0.2% den ioncam iomlán).


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6 Ioncam Eile

2015€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Tionscnaimh AE 198 0

Gníomhaíochtaí Tógála 3,355 3,392

Ioncam Ilghnéitheach 210 723

Iomlán 3,763 4,115


7 Costais Phárolla, Costais Sochar Scoir agus Forchostais

Nóta2015

€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Costais Phárolla, Costais Phinsin agus ForchostaisCostais Phárolla

Oibríochtaí Aistrithe 0 19,194

An Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin, an Chumarsáid, agus an Rúnaíocht 600 619

Straitéis agus Eolas 2,764 2,561

Forbairt Scileanna / Cláir Lárnacha 4,180 5,933

Acmhainní 4,595 7,021

Iomlán na gCostas Párolla 12,139 35,328

Iomlán na gCostas Sochar Scoir 15(i)(a) 19,190 44,968

Forchostais

Taisteal agus Cothú† 348 1,076

Oiliúint agus Forbairt Foirne 143 234

Dímheas 10 269 2,944

Costais Bhunaithe 2,721 9,195

Costais Forbartha Clár 149 492

Teicneolaíocht Faisnéise agus Cumarsáide 1,170 2,979

Árachas agus Timpistí 304 596

Forchostais Eile‡ 2,804 2,190

Iomlán na bhForchostas 7,908 19,706

Iomlán na gCostas Párolla, na gCostas Sochar Scoir agus na bhForchostas 39,237 100,002

‡ Áirítear le Forchostais Eile an Táille Iniúchta a íocadh leis an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste 40 60

‡ Áirítear le Forchostais Eile suim €1.5m (dámhachtain cúirte €846,240 móide sholáthar do chostais) a bhain le breith ón Ard-Chúirt i mí na Samhna 2015 maidir le caingean dlí in aghaidh SOLAS. Bhain an cás le hábhar oidhreachta a tionscnaíodh in aghaidh FÁS sa bhliain 2007.

* an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2014† Tá speansais Taistil agus Chothaithe ar fiú €57k iad don Chiste Eorpach um Choigeartú don Domhandú (EGF) ar

áireamh i gCostais Chlár an EGF (Nóta 8).


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8 Costais Chlár

€’00014 mhí *

€’000

Cúrsaí Bonnleibhéil agus Nasc-Chúrsaí 0 2,603

Cúrsaí Bonnleibhéil / Dul Chun Cinn in Ionaid Oiliúna Pobail 0 17,527

An Scéim um Fhilleadh ar an Obair 0 8

Oiliúint Scileanna (Oiliúint Urraithe san áireamh) 0 34,006

Cúrsaí Oiliúna 0 16,230

Tionscnaimh Áitiúla Oiliúna 0 17,059

Wider Horizons 0 112

Soláthraithe Sainoiliúna 0 22,338

Foghlaim ar Líne agus Foghlaim Chumaisc 2,753 3,760

Tionscadal Leabharlainne 0 290

An Scéim um Shocrúchán Printíseach Iomarcach 0 368

Cúrsaí Oíche 0 3,310

An Ciste Eorpach um Choigeartú don Domhandú † 1,048 343

Tionscnaimh Eorpacha agus Tionscnaimh Eile 0 57

Momentum (an Ciste don Mhargadh Saothair, Oideachas agus Oiliúint) 10,887 9,070

Oiliúint le haghaidh na Fostaíochta 14,688 127,081

Printíseacht 1,156 14,081

Tógáil 1,057 729

Oiliúint san Fhostaíocht 2,213 14,810

Athbhreithniú ar an gClár Iar-Ardteistiméireachta 83 0

An Tionscadal um Próifíl Scileanna an Fhórsa Saothair Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna 85 0

Ilghnéitheach 168 0

Iomlán na gCostas Clár 17,069 141,891

* Bhain formhór na gcostas clár sa bhliain 2014 le gníomhaíocht Ionad Oiliúna le linn na 8 mí suas go dtí an 1 Iúil 2014.

† Agus é ag obair thar ceann SOLAS, phróiseáil Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Luimnigh agus an Chláir deontais bhreise ar fiú €235k iad ón EGF sa bhliain 2014.


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9(a) Soláthar Díreach Cistiúcháin

Achoimre ar na Deontais a Íocadh le Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna

Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna

Breis-Oideachas

€’000Oiliúint

€’000Caipiteal

€’000

2015Iomlán€’000


An Cabhán agus Muineachán 6,201 2,139 0 8,340 6,896

Cathair Bhaile Átha Cliath 35,806 45,933 278 82,017 85,963

Corcaigh 17,919 30,605 494 49,018 51,938

Dún na nGall 9,521 12,725 108 22,354 14,697

Baile Átha Cliath agus Dún Laoghaire 22,731 41,403 168 64,302 68,916

Gaillimh agus Ros Comáin 17,011 15,808 128 32,947 24,798

Ciarraí 8,804 15,159 391 24,354 24,997

Cill Dara agus Cill Mhantáin 17,322 2,941 0 20,263 17,107

Cill Chainnigh agus Ceatharlach 7,363 0 0 7,363 7,408

Laois agus Uíbh Fhailí 7,507 0 0 7,507 7,892

Luimneach agus an Clár 20,531 32,676 737 53,944 34,751

An Longfort agus an Iarmhí 6,048 28,472 0 34,520 24,360

Lú agus an Mhí 10,397 17,783 174 28,354 23,161

Maigh Eo, Sligeach agus Liatroim 9,474 18,309 65 27,848 20,782

Tiobraid Árann 8,221 0 0 8,221 6,987

Port Láirge agus Loch Garman 17,647 38,216 162 56,025 38,111

Iomlán 222,503 302,169 2,705 527,377 458,764

Tá Deontais do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna tuairiscithe glan ó bharrachas €22.754m a aisghabhadh. Bhain an barrachas sin le blianta roimhe. Murab ann don aisghabháil sin, bheadh luach na nDeontas do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna cothrom le €550.131m sa bhliain 2015.


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9(b) Achoimre ar na Deontais a Íocadh

le Scoileanna agus le hEagraíochtaí eile

Eagraíochtaí laistigh den Earnáil Breisoideachais2015

€’0002014

€’000

AONTAS - an Eagraíocht Náisiúnta um Fhoghlaim Aosach 1,080 985

Cumann na hÉireann um Threoir san Oideachas Aosach (AEGAI) 5 5

Cumann na nEagraithe Litearthacht Aosach (ALOA)† 13 14

Age Action Ireland 67 70

Cumann na nÉascaitheoirí Oideachas Pobail (CEFA)* 5 0

Cumann Disléicse na hÉireann 129 137

Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI) 50 50

An tIontaobhas Oideachais, f/c PACE, Baile Bhlainséir, Baile Átha Cliath 15 18 19

Bantracht na Tuaithe 21 22

Cumann Bodhar na hÉireann 204 197

Eagraíocht Náisiúnta na hÉireann do Dhaoine Dífhostaithe (INOU) 20 20

An Áisíneacht Náisiúnta Litearthachta d’Aosaigh (NALA) 1,758 1,686

Cumann Náisiúnta na gComhordaitheoirí VTOS (NAVC)# 10 0

Cumann Náisiúnta na Stiúrthóirí Oideachas Aosach agus Pobail (NACED) 4 4

An Lárionad Náisiúnta um Threoir san Oideachas (NCGE) 179 188

Coláiste na nDaoine, Baile Átha Cliath 1 92 97

Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge (WIT/REGSA) 151 159

Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Phort Láirge (WIT/NALA) 494 550

4,300 4,203

Scoileanna nach bhfuil faoi rialú ag Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna - an Tionscnamh um Fhilleadh ar an Oideachas

An Lárcholáiste, Luimneach 54 54

Pobalscoil Thobar an Domhnaigh, Domhnach Míde, Baile Átha Cliath 13 52 53

Scoil Mhuire gan Smál, Lios Dúin Bhearna, Co. an Chláir 39 39

Meánscoil de Nógla Rís, Dún ar Aill, Co. Chorcaí 17 17

Meánscoil na Toirbhirte Thuaidh, Fearann an Fhraoigh, Co. Chorcaí 69 69

Meánscoil na Toirbhirte, Sráid Uí Chanáin, Port Láirge 33 33

Meánscoil an Chroí Rónaofa, Cloich na Coillte. Co. Chorcaí 39 39

Coláiste Sancta Maria, Cluain Cearbán, Co. Mhaigh Eo 13 13

Scoil Bernadette, Montenotte, Corcaighº ⁰ 23 0

Scoil Mhuire, Inis Díomáin, Co. an Chláir 13 13

Meánscoil Sheosaimh, Rinn na Spáinneach, Co. an Chláir 41 41

Scoil Mhíchíl, an Caisleán Riabhach, Co. Ros Comáin 28 28

421 399

Eagraíochtaí laistigh den Earnáil Oiliúna

Fast track to Information Technology (FIT) 1,144 1,266

Cumann Eagraíochtaí Oiliúna Pobail na hÉireann (IACTO) 195 250

1,339 1,516

Íocaíochtaí Ilghnéitheacha Deontais

An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh (PIAAC)* 0 15

An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna (LDA) ‡ 124 127

An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála (PIAAC)* 0 30

Íocaíochtaí le scoileanna éagsúla i dtaca le Fíordheimhniú ó QQI 16 0

Pobalscoil Louis, Coillte Mach, Co. Mhaigh Eo 20 0

160 172

Iomlán na nDeontas a Íocadh 6,220 6,290


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9(b) Achoimre ar na Deontais a Íocadh le Scoileanna agus le hEagraíochtaí eile (ar lean)

D’íoc Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Phort Láirge agus Loch Garman Deontas €10k le Cumann na nOifigeach Oideachas Aosach sna blianta 2014 agus 2015. Tá an méid sin leagtha amach i Nóta 9(a).D’íoc Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Dhún Laoghaire Deontas €20k le Cumann Náisiúnta na gComhordaitheoirí Ógtheagmhála (NAYC) sna blianta 2014 agus 2015. Tá an méid sin leagtha amach i Nóta 9(a).† Agus é ag obair thar ceann SOLAS, ba é Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna an Chabháin agus Mhuineacháin a phróiseáil

an Deontas a íocadh le Cumann na nEagraithe Litearthacht Aosach (ALOA) sna blianta 2014 agus 2015.• D’íoc Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna an Longfoirt agus na hIarmhí Deontas €5k le Cumann na nÉascaitheoirí

Oideachas Pobail (CEFA) sa bhliain 2014. Phróiseáil Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Lú agus na Mí an deontas sin thar ceann SOLAS sa bhliain 2015.

# D’íoc Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Laoise agus Uíbh Fhailí Deontas €10k le Cumann Náisiúnta na gComhordaitheoirí VTOS (NAVC) sa bhliain 2014. Phróiseáil Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chorcaí an deontas sin thar ceann SOLAS sa bhliain 2015.

° Áirítear leis an Íocaíocht a rinneadh sa bhliain 2015 Deontas a bronnadh sa bhliain 2014.‡ Is tríd an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna a dhéantar íocaíochtaí i leith Measúnuithe atá Ceaptha go hÁitiúil (LDA)

le múinteoirí i Meánscoileanna Deonacha, i Scoileanna Pobail agus i Scoileanna Cuimsitheacha.* An Clár um Measúnú Idirnáisiúnta ar Inniúlachtaí Aosach (CMIIA)

10 Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh

Nóta

2015Talamh agus

Foirgnimh€’000

2015Trealamh

agus Troscán €’000


2014Iomlán

14 mhí*€’000

Costas

Iarmhéid Tosaigh 85 2,917 3,002 267,061

Sócmhainní a aistríodh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna† 10(i) 0 0 0 (257,806)

Diúscairtí le linn na tréimhse 10(ii) 0 (123) (123) (7,620)

Breiseanna le linn na tréimhse 38 446 484 1,367

Iarmhéid ag deireadh na tréimhse 123 3,240 3,363 3,002

Dímheas Carntha

Iarmhéid Tosaigh 0 2,463 2,463 111,743

Dímheas ar shócmhainní a aistríodh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 10(i) 0 0 0 (104,605)

Dímheas ar Dhiúscairtí 10(ii) 0 (123) (123) (7,620)

Muirear don tréimhse 10(iii) 4 265 269 2,944

4 2,605 2,609 2,462

Glanluach Leabhar ag Deireadh na Tréimhse 119 635 754 540

Athluadh na hiarmhéideanna tosaigh don bhliain 2014 chun roinnt miondifríochtaí stairiúla aicmithe a cheartú.

* an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2014† Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna


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10 Réadmhaoin, Gléasra agus Trealamh (ar lean)

10(i) Aistriú sócmhainní chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna

Cuireadh aistriú na réadmhaoine agus an trealaimh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna i gcrích sa bhliain 2014. Aistríodh 19 nIonad Oiliúna san iomlán chuig 12 Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna. Ní bhfuair 4 Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna eile ionad oiliúna ó SOLAS. B’ionann agus €153.201m glanluach na sócmhainní a aistríodh chuig Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna an 1 Eanáir 2014 (Céim 1) agus an 1 Iúil 2014 (Céim 2).

Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna

Talamh agus Foirgnimh (GLL)

€’000

Trealamh agus Troscán (GLL)

€’000Iomlán (GLL)

€’000

Céim 1

Cathair Bhaile Átha Cliath 34,444 219 34,663

Corcaigh 12,122 283 12,405

Baile Átha Cliath agus Dún Laoghaire 41,837 213 42,050

Ciarraí 7,764 434 8,198

Fo-iomlán 96,167 1,149 97,316

Céim 2

Dún na nGall 8,513 119 8,632

Gaillimh agus Ros Comáin 5,781 143 5,924

Laois agus Uíbh Fhailí 5,768 0 5,768

Luimneach agus an Clár 11,181 129 11,310

An Longfort agus an Iarmhí 3,952 114 4,066

Lú agus an Mhí 4,194 81 4,275

Maigh Eo, Sligeach agus Liatroim 5,451 78 5,529

Port Láirge agus Loch Garman 10,257 124 10,381

Fo-iomlán 55,097 788 55,885

Iomlán 151,264 1,937 153,201

10(ii) Diúscairt Sócmhainní

Diúscraíodh trealamh agus troscán arbh fhiú €0.123m iad sa tréimhse (2014: €4.448m). Bhain an méid sin le trealamh seanchaite oidhreachta a bhí dímheasta go hiomlán.

10(iii) Is trí aistriú comhfhreagrach ón gCúlchiste Caipitil a mhaoinítear gach muirear ó thaobh dímheasa, diúscairt sócmhainní, díscríobh sócmhainní agus bearnaithe de.

10(iv) Aisíocadh suim €979 leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna sa bhliain 2015 i dtaca le sócmhainní trealaimh a díoladh sa bhliain 2014.


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11 Fardal

2015Amhail an31 Nollaig

2015€’000

2014 Amhail an31 Nollaig

2014€’000

Páipéarachas / Priontáil 11 10

Iomlán 11 10

12 Suimeanna Infhaighte


2015€’000


2014€’000

Suimeanna Infhaighte Trádála agus Suimeanna Infhaighte Eile 179 247

Réamhíocaíochtaí Ginearálta 661 380

Deontais do Thionscnaimh Eorpacha 0 4

Iomlán 840 631

13 Suimeanna Iníoctha


2015€’000


2014€’000

Suimeanna Iníoctha Trádála 707 81

Fabhruithe 2,251 2,782

Soláthairtí 654 0

Soláthar do Phá Saoire 179 182

Asbhaintí Párolla 17 9

Tionscnaimh AE 0 207

Iomlán 3,808 3,261

14 Fostaithe agus Luach Saothair

Nóta2015

€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Pá agus Tuarastail 11,398 33,297

Costais ÁSPC ón bhFostóir 741 2,031

Iomlán 7 12,139 35,328


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14(a) Tábla Sochar Fostaithe

Banda Sochair€

†Líon na bhFostaithe FTE ag an

31 Nollaig 2015

Líon na bhFostaithe FTE ag an

31 Nollaig 2014

20,001 - 60,000 130 137

60,001 - 70,000 25 30

70,001 - 80,000 29 31

80,001 - 90,000 1 2

90,001 - 100,000 9 7

100,001 - 110,000 0 0

110,001 - 120,000 0 0

120,001 - 130,000 2 1

130,001 - 140,000 0 0

140,001 - 150,000 1 2

150,001 - 160,000 0 0

160,001 - 170,000 0 0

170,001 - 180,000 0 0

180,001 - 190,000 1 1

Iomlán 198 211

Áirítear le sochair fostaithe tuarastal agus sochair chomhchineáil agus ní áirítear leo ranníocaíochtaí sochar scoir ón bhfostóir.

B’ionann agus €238,756 Iomlán na Ranníocaíochtaí sochar scoir ón bhFostóir don eagraíocht don bhliain 2015. B’ionann agus €595,132 Iomlán na Ranníocaíochtaí sochar scoir ón bhFostóir don eagraíocht don bhliain/tréimhse idir an 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 agus an 31 Nollaig 2014.

† FTE - Coibhéis Iarbhír

Bhí SOLAS ag íoc le 198 mball foirne (coibhéis lánaimseartha) ag an 31 Nollaig 2015 (2014: 211 dhuine), i gcomparáid leis an 203 bhall foirne a raibh SOLAS ag íoc leo ag an 31 Nollaig 2015 (2014: 200 duine) de réir an Chreata Rialaithe Fostaíochta.

Ní áirítear le líon na ndaoine a rabhthas ag íoc leo ag an 31 Nollaig 2015 beirt bhall foirne a bhí ar iasacht toisc go n-aisghabhtar tuarastal na mball foirne sin. Ní rabhthas ag íoc le 33 bhall foirne eile toisc go raibh siad ar chead neamhláithreachta, ar shos gairme nó ar shaoire bhreoiteachta nó toisc go raibh siad ag fáil Buanárachas Sláinte nó ag fáil pá de réir an ráta pinsin.

B’ionann agus €175,554 tuarastal an Phríomhoifigigh Feidhmiúcháin don bhliain ón 1 Eanáir 2015 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015. B’ionann agus €175,554 tuarastal bliantúil an Phríomhoifigigh Feidhmiúcháin don bhliain 2014. B’ionann agus €9,620 na costais eile luach saothair don bhliain ón 1 Eanáir 2015 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015. Ba le sochair chomhchineáil a bhain na costais sin. B’ionann agus €9,620 na costais eile luach saothair don bhliain 2014. Ní théann teidlíochtaí aoisliúntais an Phríomhoifigigh Feidhmiúcháin níos faide ná teidlíochtaí caighdeánacha scéim aoisliúntais shochair shainithe na seirbhíse poiblí.

Asbhaineadh suim €762,154 ó Phá agus Tuarastail don bhliain ón 1 Eanáir 2015 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015. Bhain an tsuim sin leis an Tobhach Pinsin agus íocadh í leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ina dhiaidh sin. Asbhaineadh suim €2,217,659 ó Phá agus Tuarastail don tréimhse ón 27 Deireadh Fómhair 2013 go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2014. Bhain an tsuim sin leis an Tobhach Pinsin agus íocadh í leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ina dhiaidh sin.


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14(b) Táillí agus Speansais a íocadh le comhaltaí den Bhord

De réir na gceanglas atá leagtha síos i mír 12.1 (iv) den Chód Cleachtais do Rialachas Comhlachtaí Stáit, is nochta thíos atá na táillí agus na speansais a íocadh leis an mBord sa bhliain dar críoch an 31 Nollaig 2015. Toisc nach bhfaigheann na comhaltaí de Bhord SOLAS aon táillí, ní bhaineann an nochtadh seo ach le speansais a íocadh i leith freastal ar chruinnithe de chuid an Bhoird.

2015€’000

Speansais

2014€’000

14 mhí*Speansais

Pat Delaney (Cathaoirleach) 0 0

Paul O Toole (Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin) 0 0

Bernadette Brady 0 0

Paul O Sullivan 0 0

Sean Burke 0 0

Cathriona Hallahan 0 0

David Barrett 1 2

Liz Cassidy 3 3

Patricia Carey 5 3

Darragh J Loftus 4 4

Kenneth Whyte 3 5

Cecilia Munro 0 0

William Egenton 0 0

Iomláin 16 17


15 Scéimeanna Aoisliúntais

Faoi Alt 8 den Acht um Áiseanna Saothair, 1987, ceanglaíodh ar FÁS scéimeanna sochar scoir a ullmhú agus a riar le haghaidh teidlíochtaí sochar scoir a dheonú dá fhoireann. Ba iad an tAire Airgeadais agus an tAire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta ag an am a cheadaigh na scéimeanna aoisliúntais sa bhliain 1998.

Tá dhá scéim sochar scoir i bhfeidhm, is iad sin:

• Scéim sochair shainithe lena soláthraítear sochair scoir d’iarfhostaithe de chuid AnCO. Dúnadh an scéim sin do bhaill nua an 1 Eanáir 1988. An 31 Nollaig 2009, aistríodh sócmhainní na scéime, arbh fhiú €364.6m iad, chuig an gCúlchiste Náisiúnta Pinsean de réir an Achta um Bearta Airgeadais (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha) 2009. Ar aon dul le forálacha an Achta, is tar éis dháta an aistrithe atá éifeacht leis an oibleagáid sochair a íoc de réir rialacha ceadaithe sochair an chiste aistrithe sochar scoir.

• Scéim neamhchistithe sochair shainithe a n-íoctar a sochair as an gcistiú a chuireann an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ar fáil gach bliain.

Déantar ranníocaíochtaí ó bhaill foirne sa dá scéim a íoc leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna gach bliain.

De réir Alt 46 den Acht Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna, 2013, tá Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna faoi dhliteanas i leith na n-íocaíochtaí sochar scoir agus na ndliteanas eile aoisliúntais de chuid ball foirne a aistríodh chucu an 1 Eanáir agus an 1 Iúil 2014.


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15 Scéimeanna Aoisliúntais (ar lean)

15(i) Choimisiúnaigh SOLAS luacháil achtúireach ar dhliteanais fhabhraithe ag dáta tuairiscithe airgeadais agus ar an gcostas sochar (costas seirbhíse) a fabhraíodh le linn na bliana. Is liostaithe thíos atá na torthaí ar an luacháil sin agus na toimhdí a úsáideadh bunaithe ar mhodh an aonaid réamh-mheasta.

2015€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

(a) Costais Sochar Scoir

Costas Reatha Seirbhíse 3,990 9,658

Speansas Úis 15,200 35,310

Iomlán 19,190 44,968

(b) Luach Reatha Dhliteanas Fabhraithe SOLAS i dtús na bliana/tréimhse 760,400 847,545

Costas Reatha Seirbhíse 3,990 9,658

Ús ar an Oibleagáid 15,200 35,310

Ranníocaíochtaí ó Bhaill den Phlean 914 2,783

(Gnóthachan) / Caillteanas Achtúireach (54,510) (96,369)

Sochair a Íocadh (31,492) (38,527)

Luach Reatha Dhliteanas Fabhraithe SOLAS ag deireadh na bliana/tréimhse 694,502 760,400


(c) Glanchistiú Iarchurtha le haghaidh Sochar Scoir sa Tréimhse

Is mar seo a leanas an glanchistiú iarchurtha le haghaidh sochar scoir atá aitheanta sa Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais:

2015€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Cistiú In-aisghabhála i ndáil le costais Sochar Scoir sa tréimhse reatha 20,104 47,751

An Deontas Stáit a cuireadh i bhfeidhm chun Sochair Scoir a íoc (31,492) (38,527)

(11,388) 9,224

(d) Toimhdí Achtúireacha

Ba iad seo a leanas na Toimhdí Airgeadais a úsáideadh chun críocha FRS102: 2015 2014

Ráta Lascaine 2.25% 2.00%

Boilsciú Praghsanna 1.50% 1.40%

Méaduithe Tuarastail 2.00% 0.00%

Méaduithe ar an Shochair Scoir Stáit 1.50% 0.00%

Méaduithe Sochar Scoir 2.00% 0.00%

Léirítear sna táblaí mortlaíochta a úsáideadh sa bhliain 2015 na torthaí ar imscrúdú a rinne Cumann na nAchtúirí le déanaí ar eispéireas mortlaíochta na scéimeanna féinriartha sochar scoir in Éirinn. Tugadh le fios san imscrúdú sin go leanann rátaí mortlaíochta de bheith ag laghdú, cé go mbíonn siad ag laghdú níos moille ná mar a glacadh leis roimhe seo. Tá sé sin ag teacht leis an laghdú ar rátaí feabhas mortlaíochta an daonra atá taifeadta ag an bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh le blianta beaga anuas. Tá sé ag teacht freisin leis an gcinneadh ón bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh na rátaí ar glacadh leo maidir le feabhsuithe mortlaíochta amach anseo a laghdú ina réamh-mheastacháin is déanaí ar an bhfórsa saothair.


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15 Scéimeanna Aoisliúntais (ar lean)

Agus é leagtha amach de réir blianta, is mar seo a leanas an meánionchas saoil atá ag pinsinéir atá ag dul ar scor:

2015Dul ar scor ag

60 bliain d’aois

2014Dul ar scor ag

60 bliain d’aois

Fir 25.8 bliain 27.5 bliain

Mná 28.5 bliain 29.7 bliain

2015Retiring at 65

2014Retiring at 65

Fir 21.1 bliain 22.7 bliain

Mná 23.6 bliain 24.9 bliain

(e) Gnóthachan / (Caillteanas) Achtúireach2015

€’000

201414 mhí*

€’000

Gnóthachan / (Caillteanas) ó Thaithí de bharr Oibríochtaí Aistrithe 0 203,821

Gnóthachan / (Caillteanas) ó Thaithí de bharr Aistrithe chuig comhlachtaí eile ar bhonn cnag ar chnag 0 1,646

Gnóthachan / (Caillteanas) ó Thaithí ar chúiseanna nach bhfuil luaite thuas 0 (7,838)

Iomlán na nGnóthachan / (na gCaillteanas) atá Aitheanta san SCI † 0 197,629

Tionchar na n-athruithe ar thoimhdí achtúireacha atá aitheanta san SCI 54,510 (101,260)

Gnóthachan / (Caillteanas) Achtúireach atá aitheanta san SCI 54,510 96,369

Gnóthachain / (Caillteanais) Charnacha atá aitheanta san SCI 46,296 (8,214)

† Ráiteas faoi Ioncam Cuimsitheach


15(ii) Áirítear leis an dliteanas sochar scoir €694.502m suim €574.300m (82.7%) a bhain leis na dliteanais sochar scoir de chuid eagraíochtaí oidhreachta atá á riar ag SOLAS faoi láthair. Bíonn na sochair scoir sin á n-íoc ag an Ionad Seirbhísí Comhroinnte Párolla. Tá comhaontuithe leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna á mbreithniú faoi láthair, trína ndéanfaí an cistiú a bhaineann le sochair scoir den sórt sin a thabhairt go díreach don Ionad Seirbhísí Comhroinnte Párolla, in ionad iad a bheith á gcur trí leabhair SOLAS.

15(iii) Is bunaithe ar roinnt teagmhas roimhe a aithníonn SOLAS suimeanna sócmhainne atá dlite ón Stát don dliteanas neamhchistithe iarchurtha le haghaidh sochair scoir. I measc na dteagmhas sin, tá an tacaíocht reachtúil don scéim aoisliúntais agus an beartas agus an cleachtas maidir le sochair scoir san earnáil phoiblí a chistiú, lena n-áirítear an próiseas a bhaineann le meastacháin bhliantúla. Níl aon fhianaise ag SOLAS nach leanfaidh an beartas cistiúcháin de bheith ag freastal ar an tsuim sin de réir an chleachtais reatha. B’ionann agus €694.502 milliún an tsócmhainn cistiúcháin iarchurtha le haghaidh sochair scoir amhail an 31 Nollaig 2015. Ní ríomhtar an tsócmhainn iarchurtha ach amháin chun críocha tuairiscithe FRS102.

Ón mbliain 2010 ar aghaidh, agus de réir fhorálacha an Achta um Bearta Airgeadais (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha) 2009, is ar bhonn “íoc mar a théitear” a fhreastalófar ar shochair scoir amach anseo de chuid an chiste aistrithe sochar scoir, agus leas á bhaint as an gcistiú a chuireann an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna ar fáil gach bliain. Déantar ranníocaíochtaí ó bhaill foirne agus ón bhfostóir sa scéim a íoc leis an Roinn ar bhonn míosúil.


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16 Ceangaltais Léasa

Bhí na híosíocaíochtaí léasa amach anseo seo a leanas ag SOLAS faoi léasanna oibriúcháin neamh-inchealaithe (suas go clásail bhriseadh léasa sa chás go bhfuil siad i bhfeidhm).


2015€’000


2014€’000

Ceangaltais Léasa Oibriúcháin

Iníoctha laistigh de bhliain amháin 3,769 3,698

Iníoctha laistigh de thréimhse idir 2 bhliain agus 5 bliana 6,145 9,171

Iníoctha tar éis 5 bliana 2,597 3,339

Iomlán 12,511 16,208

Is le Foirgnimh a bhaineann na Léasanna Oibriúcháin uile. Níl aon Léasanna Oibriúcháin eile i bhfeidhm ag SOLAS. Agus iad ag baint le 4 réadmhaoin, b’fhiú €9.884m iad na ceangaltais léasa ag deireadh na bliana 2015 (glan ó shuim €2.627m a bhain le réadmhaoine a bhí á bhfoligean). Agus iad ag baint le 4 réadmhaoin, b’fhiú €11.824m iad na ceangaltais léasa ag deireadh na bliana 2014 (glan ó shuim €4.384m a bhain le réadmhaoine a bhí á bhfoligean). B’ionann agus €1.935m na híocaíochtaí léasa oibriúcháin a aithníodh mar speansas sa bhliain 2015 (2014 : €5.086m).

Níor fhoirceann SOLAS aon léasanna sa bhliain 2015. Baineadh úsáid as gach réadmhaoin. Déanann SOLAS athbhreithniú leanúnach ar gach Léas Oibriúcháin. Faoin gcomhaontú léasa d’oifig SOLAS ar Bhóthar Chaisleán Foirbis, Baile Átha Cliath 1, cuireadh tús le tréimhse 10 mí saor ó chíos tar éis chíos na chéad ráithe a íoc. Leathnaíodh luach na dreasachta sin thar shaolré an léasa.

Ceangaltais Léasa Airgeadais

Ní raibh aon Léasanna Airgeadais ann.

17 Cistiú

Is ó dheontas ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna a thagann an chuid is mó d’ioncam SOLAS. Cuirtear an deontas sin ar fáil chun freastal ar dhliteanais a thiocfaidh in aibíocht le linn na bliana, agus ní chun freastal ar chaiteachas a thabhófar le linn na bliana. Is ar bhonn airgid thirim a aithníonn SOLAS a cuid ioncaim ón Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna. Aithnítear caiteachas de réir mar a thabhaítear é. Dá bhrí sin, ní léiríonn an barrachas ná an t-easnamh bliantúil ar an Ráiteas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais ná an barrachas ná an t-easnamh carntha an gnáthbharrachas ná an gnátheasnamh oibriúcháin. Tá siad inchurtha go príomha i leith na difríochta idir caiteachas fabhruithe agus cistiú airgid.

18 Ceangaltais Chaipitil

Ag an 31 Nollaig 2015, bhí SOLAS faoi réir ceangaltais chaipitil iomlána dar luach €0.081m. B’ionann agus €0.260m na ceangaltais chaipitil ag an 31 Nollaig 2014.

19 Dliteanas Teagmhasach

I ngnáthchúrsa an ghnó, bíonn SOLAS páirteach i gcaingne éagsúla dlí, lena n-áirítear cásanna oidhreachta a raibh FÁS ina pháirtí iontu a thabhairt chun críche. Tar éis dó measúnú cúramach a dhéanamh ar gach cás, tá muinín ag an mBord nach ann d’aon chaingne, na caingne oidhreachta ina measc, ar dóigh dóibh difear ábhartha a dhéanamh do na ráitis airgeadais nuair a réiteofar iad.


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20 Nochtadh Páirtithe Gaolmhara

I measc an phríomhphearsanra bainistíochta i SOLAS, tá an Príomhoifigeach Feidhmiúcháin agus comhaltaí den Bhord Stiúrthóirí. B’ionann agus €200,914 (2014 : €202,338) an cúiteamh iomlán a íocadh le príomhphearsanra bainistíochta, lenar áiríodh táillí agus speansais na gcomhaltaí den Bhord agus luach saothair iomlán an Phríomhoifigigh Feidhmiúcháin. Tugtar miondealú ar an luach saothair agus ar na sochair a íocadh le príomhphearsanra bainistíochta i nótaí 14(a) agus 14(b).

Glacann SOLAS nósanna imeachta atá ag teacht le treoirlínte maidir le leasanna pearsanta comhaltaí Boird arna n-eisiúint ag an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe. I ngnáthchúrsa an ghnó, féadfaidh SOLAS deontais a cheadú nó dul isteach i socruithe conartha eile le haonáin ina bhfuil comhaltaí de Bhord SOLAS fostaithe nó ina bhfuil leas acu ar shlí eile.

I gcásanna ina bhféadfadh coinbhleacht leasa a bheith ann, ní fhaigheann comhaltaí den Bhord doiciméadúchán ón mBord maidir leis na hidirbhearta atá beartaithe ná ní bhíonn siad páirteach i ndíospóireachtaí an Bhoird maidir leis na hábhair lena mbaineann. Taifeadtar gach cás den sórt sin i miontuairiscí an Bhoird. Bhí cás amháin ann le linn na bliana nach raibh beirt chomhaltaí den Bhord páirteach i ndíospóireachtaí an Bhoird maidir le hábhair a bhain lena gcoinbhleacht leasa ann.

21 Ceadú ón mBord

Cheadaigh an Bord na Ráitis Airgeadais an 26 Aibreán 2016.


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Miondealú ar Chaiteachas seachas Pinsin

Deontais do Scoileanna agus d’Eagraíochtaí Eile

Deontais do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna

Costais Chlár

Forchostais

Costais Párolla

1.4%3.0%

2.1%

92.4%

1.1%

€’000

Iomlán na gCostas Párolla 12,139

Iomlán na bhForchostas 7,908

Iomlán na gCostas Clár 17,069

Iomlán na nDeontas do Bhoird Oideachais agus Oiliúna 527,377

Iomlán na nDeontas do Scoileanna agus d’Eagraíochtaí Eile 6,220

Foinsí Ioncaim seachas Pinsin

Cistiú ón Státchiste (lena n-áirítear Airleacain ón ESF)

Ioncam Eile

An Ciste Náisiúnta Oiliúna (lena n-áirítear Airleacain ón ESF)50.5%

0.7%

48.8%

€’000

An Ciste Náisiúnta Oiliúna 278,916

Ioncam Eile 3,763

Cistiú ón Státchiste 288,409

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Aguisín iii

Cineálacha Clár Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

Cláir Lánaimseartha Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna arna gcistiú ag SOLAS agus arna soláthar ag na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna

• Cúrsaí Iar-Ardteistiméireachta

• Oiliúint Printíseachta

• An Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais

• Ógtheagmháil

• Cúrsaí Bonnleibhéil/Nasc-Chúrsaí

• Foghlaim Chumaisc

• Oiliúint Sainscileanna

• Cúrsaí Oiliúna

• Cúrsaí Oiliúna Gairme

• Ionaid Oiliúna Pobail

• Soláthraithe Sainoiliúna

• An Clár um Thionscnaimh Áitiúla Oiliúna

• Ceardlann Ceartais

Cláir Pháirtaimseartha Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna arna gcistiú ag SOLAS agus arna soláthar ag na Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna

• An Tionscnamh um Fhilleadh ar an Oideachas

• Litearthacht Aosach

• Béarla do Chainteoirí Teangacha Eile

• Scileanna don Obair

• Cúrsaí Oíche

• Cúrsaí Foghlama Cumaisc

• Oideachas Pobail

• Uaireanta Comhoibrithe Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna

• Dianteagasc san Oideachas Bunata Aosach

• Oiliúint Leabharlainne

• Athshocrú Dídeanaithe

• Teagasc Deonach sa Litearthacht

Cláir Bhreisoideachais agus Oiliúna arna mbainistiú ag SOLAS

• MOMENTUM

• An rCholáiste

• An Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Tógála (CSCS)/an Scéim Deimhnithe Scileanna Cairéalaithe (QSCS) agus an Clár Phas Shábháilte


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Comhaltas de Choistí Comhairleacha agus de Choistí Eile (don tréimhse ón 1 Eanáir go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015)

Cruinnithe a tionóladh

An Coiste Comhairleach Náisiúnta um Printíseacht (3)

William Egenton Cathaoirleach + Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Elizabeth Cassidy Comhalta de Bhord SOLAS

Dermot Carey Ionadaí d’Fhostóirí (Cónaidhm Thionscal na Foirgníochta (CIF))

Fergal Costello An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas

Eamon Devoy (Ionadaí don ICTU) Ceardchumann na nOibrithe Innealtóireachta Teicniúla agus Leictreacha (TEEU)

Jim Moore (Ionadaí don ICTU) Ceardchumann na nOibrithe Foirgníochta, na gCeirdeanna Gaolmhara agus na dTeicneoirí (UCATT)

Barry O’Connor Coiste Printíseachta na nInstitiúidí Teicneolaíochta (ITAC)

Phil O’Flaherty An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna

Margaret O’Shea Ionadaí d’Fhostóirí (Cumann Thionscal Mótar na hÉireann (SIMI))

Martin G. O’Brien Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI)

Ray Kelly SOLAS - Feidhmeannach

Chris Feeney SOLAS - Rúnaíocht

Athruithe ar chomhaltas le linn na bliana 2015

• Chuaigh Denis Rowan, Feidhmeannach SOLAS, ar scor ón gCoiste Comhairleach Náisiúnta um Printíseacht i mí na Nollag 2014. Tháinig Ray Kelly ina áit mar Fheidhmeannach SOLAS ag an gcruinniú de chuid an Choiste an 25 Feabhra 2015

• Ghlac Chris Feeney, SOLAS, an ról mar Rúnaíocht don Choiste Comhairleach Náisiúnta um Printíseacht


An Coiste Comhairleach Náisiúnta um Printíseacht – an Fo-Choiste um Chreidiúnú Printíseach Iomarcach

(3)

Peter Egan Cathaoirleach + Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Lú agus na Mí

Eugene Branley Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Mhaigh Eo, Shligigh agus Liatroma

Eamon Devoy Ceardchumann na nOibrithe Innealtóireachta Teicniúla agus Leictreacha (TEEU)

Tommy Moloney G&T Crampton Limited (CIF)

David Nicholson (from Oct. 2014) Institiúid Breisoideachais Dhún Laoghaire (ó mhí Dheireadh Fómhair 2014)

Martin McMahon SOLAS - Rúnaíocht


• D’éirigh Liam Quirke as an 19 Meán Fómhair 2014. Tháinig David Nicholson ina áit ar an gCoiste agus d’fhreastail sé ar an gcéad chruinniú dá chuid an 21 Deireadh Fómhair 2014.

• D’fhreastail Arthur Hall ar chruinniú amháin an 21 Deireadh Fómhair 2015 mar ionadaí sealadach do E. Devoy


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Comhaltas de Choistí Comhairleacha agus de Choistí Eile (ar lean) (don tréimhse ón 1 Eanáir go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015)


An Coiste Comhairleach Náisiúnta um Printíseacht – an Coiste Náisiúnta um Achomhairc Phrintíseachta

(3)

Patricia Cassells (cruinniú an 24/03/2015) Cathaoirleach + Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Dhún Laoghaire

Eugene Branley Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Mhaigh Eo, Shligigh agus Liatroma

Eamon Devoy Ceardchumann na nOibrithe Innealtóireachta Teicniúla agus Leictreacha (TEEU)

Tommy Flaherty Cónaidhm Thionscal na Foirgníochta (CIF)

Peter Heffernan Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath

Tony Wallace Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Luimnigh

Chris Feeney SOLAS - Seirbhísí Printíseachta agus Tógála

Joe Roe SOLAS - Seirbhísí Dlí

Martin McMahon SOLAS - Rúnaíocht


• Tháinig Tommy Flaherty in áit Dermot Carey mar ionadaí do Chónaidhm Thionscal na Foirgníochta (CIF). D’fhreastail sé ar an gcéad chruinniú dá chuid an 4 Bealtaine 2015.

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Comhaltas de Choistí Comhairleacha agus de Choistí Eile (ar lean)(don tréimhse ón 1 Eanáir go dtí an 31 Nollaig 2015)


An Coiste Comhairleach um Chur Chun Feidhme na Straitéise Breisoideachais agus Oiliúna (4)

Peter Baldwin Cathaoirleach + an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna

Fionnuala Anderson Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Bhaile Átha Cliath agus Dhún Laoghaire

Inez Bailey An Áisíneacht Náisiúnta Litearthachta d’Aosaigh (NALA)

Marie Bourke Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (DJEI) (to Oct. 2015)*

Bernadette Brady An Roinn Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta (go mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015)*

John Burke An Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe

Sorcha Carthy An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas (ó mhí Iúil 2015)***

Liz Carroll Gnóthais Bheaga agus Mheánacha na hÉireann (ISME)

Cynthia Deane Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chill Chainnigh agus Cheatharlach

Tony Donohoe Cónaidhm Ghnólachtaí agus Fhostóirí na hÉireann (IBEC)

Bryan Fields SOLAS

John Fitzgibbons Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chorcaí

Fiona Hartley SOLAS

David Leahy Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna na Gaillimhe agus Ros Comáin

Jennifer McKenzie An Lárionad Náisiúnta um Threoir san Oideachas (NCGE)

Clare McMahon Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI)

Michael Moriarty Boird Oideachais agus Oiliúna Éireann (ETBI)

Phil O’Flaherty An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna

Niamh O’Reilly Eagraíocht Náisiúnta na hÉireann um Fhoghlaim Aosach (AONTAS) (ó mhí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015)**

Paul O’Toole SOLAS

William Parnell An Roinn Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta (ó mhí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015)*

Kathleen Stack An Roinn Coimirce Sóisialaí

Mary-Liz Trant An tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas (go mí Iúil 2015) ***

David Treacy Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath

Padraig Walsh Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (QQI)


* D’fhreastail Bernadette Brady ar an gcruinniú deireanach dá cuid i mí Iúil 2015. Tháinig Niamh O’Reilly in áit Bernadette Brady mar ionadaí do AONTAS agus d’fhreastail sí ar an gcéad chruinniú dá cuid i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015

** Tháinig William Parnell in áit Marie Bourke mar ionadaí don Roinn Post, Fiontar agus Nuálaíochta le héifeacht ón gcruinniú i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015

*** D’fhreastail Sorcha Carthy (an tÚdarás um Ard-Oideachas) ar an gcruinniú i mí Iúil 2015 in éineacht le Mary-Liz Trant (an t-ionadaí don Údarás um Ard-Oideachas ag an am). Cuireadh in iúl don Choiste go dtiocfadh Sorcha Carthy in áit Mary-Liz Trant mar ionadaí don Údarás um Ard-Oideachas le héifeacht ón gcruinniú i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2015.

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